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