How To Pronounce Grunt
grunt
UK
Phonemic
/ɡrʌnt/
Phonetic
[ɡrʌ̃nt̚]
US
Phonemic
/ɡrʌnt/
In British English, grunt is pronounced /ɡrʌnt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡrʌ̃nt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɡrʌnt/.
Grunt 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
ɡrʌnt
Grunt has one syllable in British English.
grunt + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/ɡrʌnts/
US
/ɡrʌnts/
grunt + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /ɪd/ after /t/ or /d/.
UK
/ˈɡrʌn.tɪd/
US
/ˈɡrʌn.t̯ɪd/
grunt + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈɡrʌn.tɪŋ/
US
/ˈɡrʌn.t̯ɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Grunt
Questions About Grunt
How do you pronounce grunt in British English?
In British English, grunt is pronounced /ɡrʌnt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡrʌ̃nt̚].
How do you pronounce grunt in American English?
In American English, grunt is pronounced /ɡrʌnt/.
Do British and American English pronounce grunt the same way?
Yes. Both are /ɡrʌnt/.
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