How To Pronounce Grey
grey
UK
Phonemic
/ɡreɪ/
Phonetic
[ɡreɪ]
US
Phonemic
/ɡreɪ/
In British English, grey is pronounced /ɡreɪ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡreɪ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɡreɪ/.
Grey 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
Grey has one syllable in British English.
grey + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/ɡreɪz/
US
/ɡreɪz/
grey + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/ɡreɪd/
US
/ɡreɪd/
grey + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈɡreɪ.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈɡreɪ.ɪŋ/
grey + -er
-er (comparative) is /ə/ in UK English and /ɚ/ in US English.
UK
/ˈɡreɪ.ə/
US
/ˈɡreɪ.ɚ/
grey + -est
-est (superlative) is always /ɪst/.
UK
/ˈɡreɪ.ɪst/
US
/ˈɡreɪ.ɪst/
Words That Rhyme With Grey
Questions About Grey
How do you pronounce grey in British English?
In British English, grey is pronounced /ɡreɪ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡreɪ].
How do you pronounce grey in American English?
In American English, grey is pronounced /ɡreɪ/.
Do British and American English pronounce grey the same way?
Yes. Both are /ɡreɪ/.
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