How To Pronounce Grow

grow

Phonemic

/ɡrəʊ/

Phonetic

[ɡrəʊ]

Phonemic

/ɡroʊ/

In British English, grow is pronounced /ɡrəʊ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡrəʊ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɡroʊ/.

Grow 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

ɡrəʊ

Grow has one syllable in British English.

grow + -s

-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.

/ɡrəʊz/

/ɡroʊz/

grow + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/ˈɡrəʊ.ɪŋ/

/ˈɡroʊ.ɪŋ/

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Questions About Grow

How do you pronounce grow in British English?

In British English, grow is pronounced /ɡrəʊ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡrəʊ].

How do you pronounce grow in American English?

In American English, grow is pronounced /ɡroʊ/.

Do British and American English pronounce grow the same way?

No. British English has /ɡrəʊ/ and American English has /ɡroʊ/.

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