How To Pronounce Grope

grope

Phonemic

/ɡrəʊp/

Phonetic

[ɡrəʊp̚]

Phonemic

/ɡroʊp/

In British English, grope is pronounced /ɡrəʊp/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡrəʊp̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɡroʊp/.

Grope 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

ɡrəʊp

Grope has one syllable in British English.

grope + -s

-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.

/ɡrəʊps/

/ɡroʊps/

grope + -ed

-ed (past tense or past participle) is /t/ after a voiceless consonant.

/ɡrəʊpt/

/ɡroʊpt/

grope + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/ˈɡrəʊ.pɪŋ/

/ˈɡroʊ.pɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Grope

Questions About Grope

How do you pronounce grope in British English?

In British English, grope is pronounced /ɡrəʊp/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡrəʊp̚].

How do you pronounce grope in American English?

In American English, grope is pronounced /ɡroʊp/.

Do British and American English pronounce grope the same way?

No. British English has /ɡrəʊp/ and American English has /ɡroʊp/.

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