How to pronounce grapheme
Say it like GRAF-eem. Grapheme has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (GRAF).
Click the play button next to American or British to hear how to pronounce grapheme. Choose Slow to hear each sound clearly.
- GRAF
- eem
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Grapheme pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- GRAFSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "a" in cat.
- eemKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "ee" in see.
American vs British pronunciation of grapheme
American and British speakers say grapheme in essentially the same way: /ˈɡræfim/ in the US and /ˈɡræfiːm/ in the UK.
British respelling: GRAF-eem.
What does grapheme mean?
- A fundamental unit of a writing system, corresponding to (for example) letters in the English alphabet or jamo in Korean hangul.
- A sequence of one or more code points that are processed and displayed as a single graphical unit of a writing system.
- In alphabetic writing, the shortest group of letters composing a phoneme.
Questions about saying grapheme
How do you pronounce grapheme?
Say GRAF-eem. The American pronunciation is /ˈɡræfim/. In British English it is /ˈɡræfiːm/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in grapheme?
Grapheme has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (GRAF). Broken into parts: GRAF · eem.
Do Americans and Brits say grapheme the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /ˈɡræfim/ and the British form is /ˈɡræfiːm/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.