How To Pronounce Grease
grease
UK
Phonemic
/ɡriːs/
Phonetic
[ɡriːs]
US
Phonemic
/ɡriːs/
In British English, grease is pronounced /ɡriːs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡriːs]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɡriːs/.
Grease 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
ɡriːs
Grease has one syllable in British English.
grease + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /ɪz/ after /s, z, ʃ, ʒ, tʃ, dʒ/.
UK
/ˈɡriː.sɪz/
US
/ˈɡriː.sɪz/
grease + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /t/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/ɡriːst/
US
/ɡriːst/
grease + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈɡriː.sɪŋ/
US
/ˈɡriː.sɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Grease
Questions About Grease
How do you pronounce grease in British English?
In British English, grease is pronounced /ɡriːs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡriːs].
How do you pronounce grease in American English?
In American English, grease is pronounced /ɡriːs/.
Do British and American English pronounce grease the same way?
Yes. Both are /ɡriːs/.
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