How To Pronounce Grateful
grateful
In British English, grateful is pronounced /ˈɡreɪt.fəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈɡreɪt.fəɫ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈɡreɪt.fəl/.
Grateful has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first 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
Grateful has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Oo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Grateful
How do you pronounce grateful in British English?
In British English, grateful is pronounced /ˈɡreɪt.fəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈɡreɪt.fəɫ].
How do you pronounce grateful in American English?
In American English, grateful is pronounced /ˈɡreɪt.fəl/.
How many syllables are in grateful?
Grateful has two syllables, /ɡreɪt/ + /fəl/.
Where is the stress in grateful?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /ɡreɪt/.
Do British and American English pronounce grateful the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈɡreɪt.fəl/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
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