Pronunciation

How to pronounce “graph

“graph” is pronounced /ɡɹæf/ (GRAF) in American English and /ɡɹaf/ in British English — one syllable.
The sound

Say “graph” in one beat

Say it like this

graph

/ɡɹæf/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɡɹaf/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

1 beat
  1. graphɡɹæf
IPA (American)
/ɡɹæf/
IPA (British)
/ɡɹaf/
Respelling
GRAF
Syllables
1 — graph
Stress
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /ɡɹæf/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
Part of speech
noun, verb
Difficulty
Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ɡɹæf/

British

/ɡɹaf/

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Meaning

What “graph” means

  1. noun

    a visual representation of the relations between certain quantities plotted with reference to a set of axes

  2. verb

    represent by means of a graph

    chart the data

  3. verb

    plot upon a graph

Say it in a sentence

The graph on page four shows rainfall against crop yield.
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

4 sounds, in the order you say them

Each sound has its own page: where the tongue goes, what it is usually confused with, and words to drill it on.

Questions

graph”, answered

How do you pronounce “graph”?

“graph” is pronounced /ɡɹæf/ (GRAF) in American English and /ɡɹaf/ in British English — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /ɡɹæf/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.

How many syllables does “graph” have?

One, despite the 1 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /ɡɹæf/ — a single beat.

Is “graph” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ɡɹæf/ (GRAF); British English says /ɡɹaf/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “graph” mean?

As a noun: a visual representation of the relations between certain quantities plotted with reference to a set of axes For example: “The graph on page four shows rainfall against crop yield.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “graph”?

One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /ɡɹæf/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.

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