How to pronounce growth in American English

IPA /groʊθ/ Syllables 1 · grohth Stress 1st syllable

GROHTH

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Americans pronounce growth as GROHTH (/groʊθ/). You'll hear it in sentences like "Eating a fresh mussel is good for your muscle growth" or "We have identified three key areas for potential growth" — more examples below.

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1 syllable, 4 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.

th/θ/

Place the very tip of your tongue slightly between your teeth. Blow air gently around it without voicing.

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"As you can see from this chart, our growth has been consistent."

uhz yoo kuhn SEE fruhm dhihs CHART ar GROHTH huhz bihn kuhn·SIH·stuhnt

"Consumer spending has been a key driver of economic growth."

kuhn·SOO·mer SPEHN·duhng huhz bihn uh KEE DRAHY·ver uhv eh·kuh·NAH·muhk GROHTH

"Eating a fresh mussel is good for your muscle growth."

EE·duhng uh FREHSH MUH·suhl ihz GUUD fer yer MUH·suhl GROHTH

"He keeps a notebook to record his observations of plant growth."

hee KEEPS uh NOHT·buuk tuh REH·kerd hihz ahb·zer·VAY·shuhnz uhv PLANT GROHTH

"Sustainable development balances economic growth with environmental protection."

suh·STAY·nuh·buhl duh·VEH·luhp·muhnt BA·luhn·suhz eh·kuh·NAH·muhk GROHTH wihth uhn·vahy·ruhn·MEHN·tuhl pruh·TEHK·shuhn

"We have identified three key areas for potential growth."

wee hav ahy·DEHN·tuh·fahyd THREE KEE AIR·ee·uhz fer puh·TEHN·shuhl GROHTH

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Is the American pronunciation of "growth" 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 "GROHTH" reflects the casual American form; British dictionaries typically print a citation form with crisper consonants and different vowel choices.