Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ground up

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.13 in modern English

Syllables
ground up
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does ground up mean?
simple past and past participle of grind up

How to pronounce ground up

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “ground up”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
  3. Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “ground up”.
  4. Repeat and practice — Say “ground up” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.