How to pronounce grow in American English

IPA /groʊ/ Syllables 1 · groh Stress 1st syllable

GROH

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Americans pronounce grow as GROH (/groʊ/). You'll hear it in sentences like "The goal is to grow the global role alone" or "Snakes shed their skin as they grow larger" — more examples below.

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Every sound in "grow".

1 syllable, 3 sounds. Explore each sound's mouth shape and how it's made.

g/g/

Raise the back of your tongue to touch the soft palate. Add vocal cord vibration, then release.

r/r/

Curl or bunch your tongue without letting the tip touch the roof of your mouth. Brace the sides of your tongue against your upper back teeth, and round your lips slightly.

oh/oʊ/

Start with your mouth slightly open, then close your jaw slightly as your lips round. Shift your tongue back slightly, then stretch the back up.

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"Seeds need sunlight and water to germinate and grow."

SEEDZ NEED SUHN·lahyt and WAH·der tuh JUR·muh·nayt and GROH

"Snakes shed their skin as they grow larger."

SNAYKS SHEHD dhair SKIHN uhz dhay GROH LAR·jer

"The compound interest helped grow my investments significantly over time."

dhuh KAHM·pownd IHN·truhst HEHLPT GROH mahy ihn·VEHST·muhnts suhg·NIH·fuh·kuhnt·lee OH·ver TAHYM

"The goal is to grow the global role alone."

dhuh GOHL ihz tuh GROH dhuh GLOH·buhl ROHL uh·LOHN

"The greenhouse allows plants to grow year-round."

dhuh GREEN·hows uh·LOWZ PLANTS tuh GROH YEER ROWND

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Is the American pronunciation of "grow" different from British English?

American English uses different vowel shapes, a relaxed retroflex R, and connected-speech tricks like flap-T and glottal-stop T that British Received Pronunciation generally avoids. The respell "GROH" reflects the casual American form; British dictionaries typically print a citation form with crisper consonants and different vowel choices.