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