How to pronounce group
Say it like GROOP. Group is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.
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- GROOP
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Group pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- GROOPSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "oo" in food.
American vs British pronunciation of group
American and British speakers say group in essentially the same way: /ɡrup/ in the US and /ɡruːp/ in the UK.
British respelling: GROOP.
What does group mean?
- any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
- (chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule
- a set that is closed, associative, has an identity element and every element has an inverse
- arrange into a group or groups“Can you group these shapes together?”
- form a group or group together
Where does group come from?
Cognate with German Kropf (“crop, craw, bunch”); Old English cropp, croppa (“cluster, bunch, sprout, flower, berry, ear of corn, crop”) (whence English crop); Dutch krop (“craw”), Icelandic kroppr (“hump, bunch”).
Words that rhyme with group
Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of group.
Questions about saying group
How do you pronounce group?
Say GROOP. The American pronunciation is /ɡrup/. In British English it is /ɡruːp/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in group?
Group is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: GROOP.
Do Americans and Brits say group the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /ɡrup/ and the British form is /ɡruːp/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.