How To Pronounce Grow up
grow up
In British English, grow up is pronounced /ˌɡrəʊˈʌp/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌɡrəʊˈʌp̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˌɡroʊˈʌp/.
Grow up has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the second 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
Grow up has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oO, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Grow up
How do you pronounce grow up in British English?
In British English, grow up is pronounced /ˌɡrəʊˈʌp/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌɡrəʊˈʌp̚].
How do you pronounce grow up in American English?
In American English, grow up is pronounced /ˌɡroʊˈʌp/.
How many syllables are in grow up?
Grow up has two syllables, /ɡrəʊ/ + /ʌp/.
Where is the stress in grow up?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /ʌp/.
Do British and American English pronounce grow up the same way?
No. British English has /ˌɡrəʊˈʌp/ and American English has /ˌɡroʊˈʌp/.
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