How to pronounce groove
Say it like GROOV. Groove is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.
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- GROOV
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Groove pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- GROOVSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "oo" in food.
American vs British pronunciation of groove
American and British speakers say groove in essentially the same way: /ɡruv/ in the US and /ɡruːv/ in the UK.
British respelling: GROOV.
What does groove mean?
- a long narrow furrow cut either by a natural process (such as erosion) or by a tool (as e.g. a groove in a phonograph record)
- a settled and monotonous routine that is hard to escape“they fell into a conversational rut”
- (anatomy) any furrow or channel on a bodily structure or part
- make a groove in, or provide with a groove“groove a vinyl record”
- hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove“furrow soil”
Where does groove come from?
Cognate with Cimbrian gruuba (“gorge, ravine”), Dutch groef, groeve (“groove; pit, grave”), German Grube (“ditch, pit”), Luxembourgish Grouf (“pit, mine”), Mòcheno gruab (“mine”), Icelandic gróf (“pit, hollow”), Gothic 𐌲𐍂𐍉𐌱𐌰 (grōba, “foxhol
Similar and opposite words
Similar meaning
Words that rhyme with groove
Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of groove.
Questions about saying groove
How do you pronounce groove?
Say GROOV. The American pronunciation is /ɡruv/. In British English it is /ɡruːv/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in groove?
Groove is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: GROOV.
Do Americans and Brits say groove the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /ɡruv/ and the British form is /ɡruːv/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.