How To Pronounce Grave
grave
UK
Phonemic
/ɡreɪv/
Phonetic
[ɡreɪv]
US
Phonemic
/ɡreɪv/
In British English, grave is pronounced /ɡreɪv/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡreɪv]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɡreɪv/.
Grave 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
ɡreɪv
Grave has one syllable in British English.
grave + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/ɡreɪvz/
US
/ɡreɪvz/
grave + -er
-er (comparative) is /ə/ in UK English and /ɚ/ in US English.
UK
/ˈɡreɪ.və/
US
/ˈɡreɪ.vɚ/
grave + -est
-est (superlative) is always /ɪst/.
UK
/ˈɡreɪ.vɪst/
US
/ˈɡreɪ.vɪst/
Words That Rhyme With Grave
Questions About Grave
How do you pronounce grave in British English?
In British English, grave is pronounced /ɡreɪv/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡreɪv].
How do you pronounce grave in American English?
In American English, grave is pronounced /ɡreɪv/.
Do British and American English pronounce grave the same way?
Yes. Both are /ɡreɪv/.
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