How To Pronounce Grouse
grouse
UK
Phonemic
/ɡraʊs/
Phonetic
[ɡraʊs]
US
Phonemic
/ɡraʊs/
In British English, grouse is pronounced /ɡraʊs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡraʊs]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɡraʊs/.
Grouse 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
ɡraʊs
Grouse has one syllable in British English.
grouse + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /ɪz/ after /s, z, ʃ, ʒ, tʃ, dʒ/.
UK
/ˈɡraʊ.sɪz/
US
/ˈɡraʊ.sɪz/
grouse + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /t/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/ɡraʊst/
US
/ɡraʊst/
grouse + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈɡraʊ.sɪŋ/
US
/ˈɡraʊ.sɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Grouse
Questions About Grouse
How do you pronounce grouse in British English?
In British English, grouse is pronounced /ɡraʊs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡraʊs].
How do you pronounce grouse in American English?
In American English, grouse is pronounced /ɡraʊs/.
Do British and American English pronounce grouse the same way?
Yes. Both are /ɡraʊs/.
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