How To Pronounce Grace
grace
UK
Phonemic
/ɡreɪs/
Phonetic
[ɡreɪs]
US
Phonemic
/ɡreɪs/
In British English, grace is pronounced /ɡreɪs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡreɪs]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɡreɪs/.
Grace has one syllable. British and American speakers say it the same way.
Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.
Syllables, Stress And Endings
Syllables And Stress
ɡreɪs
Grace has one syllable in British English.
grace + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /ɪz/ after /s, z, ʃ, ʒ, tʃ, dʒ/.
UK
/ˈɡreɪ.sɪz/
US
/ˈɡreɪ.sɪz/
grace + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /t/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/ɡreɪst/
US
/ɡreɪst/
grace + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈɡreɪ.sɪŋ/
US
/ˈɡreɪ.sɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Grace
Questions About Grace
How do you pronounce grace in British English?
In British English, grace is pronounced /ɡreɪs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡreɪs].
How do you pronounce grace in American English?
In American English, grace is pronounced /ɡreɪs/.
Do British and American English pronounce grace the same way?
Yes. Both are /ɡreɪs/.
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