How To Pronounce Growl
growl
UK
Phonemic
/ɡraʊl/
Phonetic
[ɡraʊɫ]
US
Phonemic
/ɡraʊl/
In British English, growl is pronounced /ɡraʊl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡraʊɫ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɡraʊl/.
Growl 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
ɡraʊl
Growl has one syllable in British English.
growl + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/ɡraʊlz/
US
/ɡraʊlz/
growl + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/ɡraʊld/
US
/ɡraʊld/
growl + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈɡraʊ.lɪŋ/
US
/ˈɡraʊ.lɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Growl
Questions About Growl
How do you pronounce growl in British English?
In British English, growl is pronounced /ɡraʊl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡraʊɫ].
How do you pronounce growl in American English?
In American English, growl is pronounced /ɡraʊl/.
Do British and American English pronounce growl the same way?
Yes. Both are /ɡraʊl/.
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