How To Pronounce Grate
grate
UK
Phonemic
/ɡreɪt/
Phonetic
[ɡreɪt̚]
US
Phonemic
/ɡreɪt/
In British English, grate is pronounced /ɡreɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡreɪt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɡreɪt/.
Grate 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
ɡreɪt
Grate has one syllable in British English.
grate + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/ɡreɪts/
US
/ɡreɪts/
grate + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /ɪd/ after /t/ or /d/.
UK
/ˈɡreɪ.tɪd/
US
/ˈɡreɪ.t̯ɪd/
grate + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈɡreɪ.tɪŋ/
US
/ˈɡreɪ.t̯ɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Grate
Questions About Grate
How do you pronounce grate in British English?
In British English, grate is pronounced /ɡreɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡreɪt̚].
How do you pronounce grate in American English?
In American English, grate is pronounced /ɡreɪt/.
Do British and American English pronounce grate the same way?
Yes. Both are /ɡreɪt/.
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