How to Pronounce “graveyard

word

/ˈɡɹeɪvˌjɑɹd/
GRAYV-yard
/ɡɹˈeɪvjɑːd/
GRAYV-yard

IPA Transcription

American English

/ˈɡɹeɪvˌjɑɹd/

British English

/ɡɹˈeɪvjɑːd/

Simplified Pronunciation

US

GRAYV-yard

UK

GRAYV-yard

Listen in Context

People say that graveyard is haunted after midnight.

You can see the whole town from the top of the graveyard hill.

He took a shortcut through the graveyard to get home faster.

We walked past the old graveyard on our way home.