How To Pronounce Grind
grind
UK
Phonemic
/ɡraɪnd/
Phonetic
[ɡra͠ɪnd̚]
US
Phonemic
/ɡraɪnd/
In British English, grind is pronounced /ɡraɪnd/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡra͠ɪnd̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɡraɪnd/.
Grind 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
ɡraɪnd
Grind has one syllable in British English.
grind + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/ɡraɪndz/
US
/ɡraɪndz/
grind + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈɡraɪn.dɪŋ/
US
/ˈɡraɪn.dɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Grind
Questions About Grind
How do you pronounce grind in British English?
In British English, grind is pronounced /ɡraɪnd/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡra͠ɪnd̚].
How do you pronounce grind in American English?
In American English, grind is pronounced /ɡraɪnd/.
Do British and American English pronounce grind the same way?
Yes. Both are /ɡraɪnd/.
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