How To Pronounce Grade
grade
UK
Phonemic
/ɡreɪd/
Phonetic
[ɡreɪd̚]
US
Phonemic
/ɡreɪd/
In British English, grade is pronounced /ɡreɪd/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡreɪd̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɡreɪd/.
Grade 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
ɡreɪd
Grade has one syllable in British English.
grade + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/ɡreɪdz/
US
/ɡreɪdz/
grade + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /ɪd/ after /t/ or /d/.
UK
/ˈɡreɪ.dɪd/
US
/ˈɡreɪ.dɪd/
grade + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈɡreɪ.dɪŋ/
US
/ˈɡreɪ.dɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Grade
Questions About Grade
How do you pronounce grade in British English?
In British English, grade is pronounced /ɡreɪd/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡreɪd̚].
How do you pronounce grade in American English?
In American English, grade is pronounced /ɡreɪd/.
Do British and American English pronounce grade the same way?
Yes. Both are /ɡreɪd/.
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