One syllable: Graphs.
grafs
/ɡɹæfs/
Graphs is pronounced grafs (/ɡɹæfs/). It has one syllable (Graphs), with the stress on "Graphs". Graphs is the plural noun of graph, referring to multiple plotted figures or diagrams. In everyday use the word denotes collections of graphical representations and data visuals. Pronounced with a single syllable, it typically functions as a count noun in technical, academic, or data-analysis contexts.
nounGraphs is the plural noun of graph, referring to multiple plotted figures or diagrams. In everyday use the word denotes collections of graphical representations and data visuals. Pronounced with a single syllable, it typically functions as a count noun in technical, academic, or data-analysis contexts.
How to Pronounce Graphs
"The professor showed several graphs to illustrate the trend."
"You’ll need to interpret multiple graphs in the report."
"Her graphs revealed a steady increase over the decade."
Pronounce it as /ɡræfs/. Start with a hard /ɡ/ as in 'go', then the short /æ/ vowel like in 'cat', ending with /f/ and a soft /s/. The word is a single syllable, with primary stress on the only syllable. Think “g-ræfs” quickly and smoothly. Visual pronunciation cue: imagine drawing a graph quickly, ending with a crisp /f/.
Common errors: (1) Slurring the /æ/ into a schwa, producing /ɡəɹfs/ or /ɡɹɒfs/. (2) De-voicing the final /s/ into a z-sound /z/ in rapid speech. (3) Dropping the final /f/ or blending it with the /s/ becomes /ɡræf/ or /ɡræfsz/. Correction: keep a clear short /æ/ as in 'cat', release the /f/ cleanly, then the /s/; ensure the /s/ is voiceless.
US: /ɡræfs/ with a crisp /æ/ and voiceless /s/. UK: similar /ɡræfs/, often slightly tighter vowel; AU: /ɡræfs/ with a very light, clipped /s/ in rapid speech. All share non-rhotic tendencies minimally, but the core is the same single syllable. The /ɡ/ onset remains hard in all three; vowel quality stays close to /æ/; final /f/ and /s/ are voiceless.
Because it packs three distinct phonemes into a single syllable: a hard /ɡ/ onset, a short front vowel /æ/ that must stay crisp, and a final cluster /fs/ where the /f/ and /s/ are both voiceless and tightly sequenced. Rapid speech can blur the boundary between /f/ and /s/ or turn /æ/ into a quick schwa. Mind the mouth timing: keep the /æ/ short, then a clean /f/ release followed by /s/.
No. Graphs is not influenced by any silent letters or digraphs beyond the standard /ɡræfs/. The cluster is straightforward: /ɡ/ + /ræ/ + /fs/ with the /s/ voiceless. The ‘ph’ digraph doesn’t appear in this word; treat it as a simple, clean consonant blend without any extra letter-induced surprises.
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Graphs originates from the word graph, from the Greek graphein meaning to write, draw, or record. The term entered English through scientific and mathematical usage in the 17th and 18th centuries as scholars sought concise, visual representations of data. A graph is a drawing that encodes information, and the plural graphs simply indicates more than one such drawing. Early statistical discourse adopted graphing as a means to visualize relationships, distributions, and trends. Over time, the plural form became common in academic writing when multiple figures were presented in a single paper or report. The word retains a direct link to its Greek root graphein, which also spawned related terms like graphite, graffiti, and grammar roots, all tied to inscribing or recording information. In modern usage, graphs range from simple line graphs to complex multi-axes visualizations in data science, with the plural form indicating the presence of several such visual representations in work or publication.
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