How To Pronounce Gross

gross

Phonemic

/ɡrəʊs/

Phonetic

[ɡrəʊs]

Phonemic

/ɡroʊs/

In British English, gross is pronounced /ɡrəʊs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡrəʊs]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɡroʊs/.

Gross 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

ɡrəʊs

Gross has one syllable in British English.

gross + -s

-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /ɪz/ after /s, z, ʃ, ʒ, tʃ, dʒ/.

/ˈɡrəʊ.sɪz/

/ˈɡroʊ.sɪz/

gross + -ed

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

/ɡrəʊst/

/ɡroʊst/

gross + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/ˈɡrəʊ.sɪŋ/

/ˈɡroʊ.sɪŋ/

gross + -er

-er (comparative) is /ə/ in UK English and /ɚ/ in US English.

/ˈɡrəʊ.sə/

/ˈɡroʊ.sɚ/

gross + -est

-est (superlative) is always /ɪst/.

/ˈɡrəʊ.sɪst/

/ˈɡroʊ.sɪst/

Words That Rhyme With Gross

Questions About Gross

How do you pronounce gross in British English?

In British English, gross is pronounced /ɡrəʊs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡrəʊs].

How do you pronounce gross in American English?

In American English, gross is pronounced /ɡroʊs/.

Do British and American English pronounce gross the same way?

No. British English has /ɡrəʊs/ and American English has /ɡroʊs/.

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