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How to pronounce grandest

Say it like GRAN-dust. Grandest has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (GRAN).

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US American/ˈɡrændəst/GRAN-dust
UK BritishNo British transcription yet. The audio still plays in this accent.
  • GRAN
  • dust
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Grandest pronunciation, sound by sound

Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.

  1. GRANSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "a" in cat.
  2. dustKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the relaxed "uh" in about.

What does grandest mean?

adjective
  1. superlative form of grand: most grand How to pronounce grand

Words that rhyme with grandest

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Questions about saying grandest

How do you pronounce grandest?

Say GRAN-dust. The American pronunciation is /ˈɡrændəst/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in grandest?

Grandest has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (GRAN). Broken into parts: GRAN · dust.

Pronunciation from CMUdict; meaning and origin adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).