How To Pronounce Groan

groan

Phonemic

/ɡrəʊn/

Phonetic

[ɡrə͠ʊn]

Phonemic

/ɡroʊn/

In British English, groan is pronounced /ɡrəʊn/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡrə͠ʊn]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɡroʊn/.

Groan has one syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.

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

ɡrəʊn

Groan has one syllable in British English.

groan + -s

-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.

/ɡrəʊnz/

/ɡroʊnz/

groan + -ed

-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.

/ɡrəʊnd/

/ɡroʊnd/

groan + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/ˈɡrəʊ.nɪŋ/

/ˈɡroʊ.nɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Groan

Questions About Groan

How do you pronounce groan in British English?

In British English, groan is pronounced /ɡrəʊn/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡrə͠ʊn].

How do you pronounce groan in American English?

In American English, groan is pronounced /ɡroʊn/.

Do British and American English pronounce groan the same way?

No. British English has /ɡrəʊn/ and American English has /ɡroʊn/.

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