how to pronounce g

/ˈdʒiː/

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the above transcription of g is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

g is pronounced in one syllable

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iː

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An example use of g in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

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meanings of g

noun:

A unit of gravitational acceleration.
Alternative letter-case form of G (grand: thousand).
Green.
Alternative letter-case form of g (unit of gravitational acceleration).
A gangster, gangsta.
A galaxy.
Goals (a sports statistic).
Abbreviation of gram.
General (suitable for a general audience).
Games (the statistic reporting the number of games that a player has participated in).
Ground floor (of a building).
Grand (thousand dollars).
The academic grade that comes next below F.
Abbreviation for Government Spending.
Abbreviation of genitive case.
Gravity.

character:

The seventh letter of the English alphabet, called gee and written in the Latin script.

numeral:

The ordinal number seventh, derived from this letter of the English alphabet, called gee and written in the Latin script.

g frequency in english - B1 level of CEFR

the word g occurs in english on average 62.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.