How To Pronounce Gray
gray
UK
Phonemic
/ɡreɪ/
Phonetic
[ɡreɪ]
US
Phonemic
/ɡreɪ/
In British English, gray is pronounced /ɡreɪ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡreɪ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɡreɪ/.
Gray 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
ɡreɪ
Gray has one syllable in British English.
gray + -er
-er (comparative) is /ə/ in UK English and /ɚ/ in US English.
UK
/ˈɡreɪ.ə/
US
/ˈɡreɪ.ɚ/
gray + -est
-est (superlative) is always /ɪst/.
UK
/ˈɡreɪ.ɪst/
US
/ˈɡreɪ.ɪst/
Words That Rhyme With Gray
Questions About Gray
How do you pronounce gray in British English?
In British English, gray is pronounced /ɡreɪ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡreɪ].
How do you pronounce gray in American English?
In American English, gray is pronounced /ɡreɪ/.
Do British and American English pronounce gray the same way?
Yes. Both are /ɡreɪ/.
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