HowPronounceIt
  1. Home
  2. How to pronounce
  3. graphs

How to pronounce graphs

Say it like GRAFS. Graphs is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

VoiceSpeed

Click the play button next to American or British to hear how to pronounce graphs. Choose Slow to hear each sound clearly.

US American/ɡræfs/GRAFS
UK British/ɡrɑːfs/GRAHFS
  • GRAFS
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Graphs pronunciation, sound by sound

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

  1. GRAFSSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "a" in cat.

American vs British pronunciation of graphs

  • British speakers use the long "ah" vowel of father where Americans use the "a" of cat.

British respelling: GRAHFS.

What does graphs mean?

noun
  1. plural of graph How to pronounce graph
verb
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of graph How to pronounce graph

Questions about saying graphs

How do you pronounce graphs?

Say GRAFS. The American pronunciation is /ɡræfs/. In British English it is /ɡrɑːfs/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in graphs?

Graphs is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: GRAFS.

Is graphs pronounced differently in British English?

Yes. British speakers use the long "ah" vowel of father where Americans use the "a" of cat. The British form is /ɡrɑːfs/ (GRAHFS).

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