How To Pronounce Grant

grant

Phonemic

/ɡrɑːnt/

Phonetic

[ɡrɑ̃ːnt̚]

Phonemic

/ɡrænt/

In British English, grant is pronounced /ɡrɑːnt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡrɑ̃ːnt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɡrænt/.

Grant has one syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.

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

ɡrɑːnt

Grant has one syllable in British English.

grant + -s

-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.

/ɡrɑːnts/

/ɡrænts/

grant + -ed

-ed (past tense or past participle) is /ɪd/ after /t/ or /d/.

/ˈɡrɑːn.tɪd/

/ˈɡræn.t̯ɪd/

grant + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/ˈɡrɑːn.tɪŋ/

/ˈɡræn.t̯ɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Grant

Questions About Grant

How do you pronounce grant in British English?

In British English, grant is pronounced /ɡrɑːnt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡrɑ̃ːnt̚].

How do you pronounce grant in American English?

In American English, grant is pronounced /ɡrænt/.

Do British and American English pronounce grant the same way?

No. British English has /ɡrɑːnt/ and American English has /ɡrænt/.

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