How To Pronounce Grill
grill
UK
Phonemic
/ɡrɪl/
Phonetic
[ɡrɪɫ]
US
Phonemic
/ɡrɪl/
In British English, grill is pronounced /ɡrɪl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡrɪɫ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɡrɪl/.
Grill 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
ɡrɪl
Grill has one syllable in British English.
grill + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/ɡrɪlz/
US
/ɡrɪlz/
grill + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/ɡrɪld/
US
/ɡrɪld/
grill + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈɡrɪl.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈɡrɪl.ɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Grill
Questions About Grill
How do you pronounce grill in British English?
In British English, grill is pronounced /ɡrɪl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡrɪɫ].
How do you pronounce grill in American English?
In American English, grill is pronounced /ɡrɪl/.
Do British and American English pronounce grill the same way?
Yes. Both are /ɡrɪl/.
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