How To Pronounce Group
group
UK
Phonemic
/ɡruːp/
Phonetic
[ɡrʷuːp̚]
US
Phonemic
/ɡruːp/
In British English, group is pronounced /ɡruːp/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡrʷuːp̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɡruːp/.
Group 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
ɡruːp
Group has one syllable in British English.
group + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/ɡruːps/
US
/ɡruːps/
group + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /t/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/ɡruːpt/
US
/ɡruːpt/
group + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈɡruː.pɪŋ/
US
/ˈɡruː.pɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Group
Questions About Group
How do you pronounce group in British English?
In British English, group is pronounced /ɡruːp/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡrʷuːp̚].
How do you pronounce group in American English?
In American English, group is pronounced /ɡruːp/.
Do British and American English pronounce group the same way?
Yes. Both are /ɡruːp/.
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