How To Pronounce Graze
graze
UK
Phonemic
/ɡreɪz/
Phonetic
[ɡreɪz]
US
Phonemic
/ɡreɪz/
In British English, graze is pronounced /ɡreɪz/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡreɪz]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɡreɪz/.
Graze 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
ɡreɪz
Graze has one syllable in British English.
graze + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /ɪz/ after /s, z, ʃ, ʒ, tʃ, dʒ/.
UK
/ˈɡreɪ.zɪz/
US
/ˈɡreɪ.zɪz/
graze + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/ɡreɪzd/
US
/ɡreɪzd/
graze + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈɡreɪ.zɪŋ/
US
/ˈɡreɪ.zɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Graze
Questions About Graze
How do you pronounce graze in British English?
In British English, graze is pronounced /ɡreɪz/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡreɪz].
How do you pronounce graze in American English?
In American English, graze is pronounced /ɡreɪz/.
Do British and American English pronounce graze the same way?
Yes. Both are /ɡreɪz/.
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