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