How to pronounce grass
Say it like GRAS. Grass is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.
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- GRAS
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Grass pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- GRASSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "a" in cat.
American vs British pronunciation of grass
- British speakers use the long "ah" vowel of father where Americans use the "a" of cat.
British respelling: GRAHS.
What does grass mean?
- narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hay
- German writer of novels and poetry and plays (born 1927)
- a police informer who implicates many people
- shoot down, of birds
- cover with grass“The owners decided to grass their property”
- spread out clothes on the grass to let it dry and bleach
Where does grass come from?
The "informer" sense is probably a shortening of grasshopper (“police officer, informant”), rhyming slang for copper (“police officer”) or shopper (“informant”); the exact sequence of derivation is unclear.
Words that rhyme with grass
Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of grass.
Questions about saying grass
How do you pronounce grass?
Say GRAS. The American pronunciation is /ɡræs/. In British English it is /ɡrɑːs/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in grass?
Grass is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: GRAS.
Is grass 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 /ɡrɑːs/ (GRAHS).