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# How to pronounce "ground control" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/græʊndkɒntrɒl/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **groun·dcon·trol**

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (15 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "ground control" in real conversation:

### Example 1
> "drone operating over international waters. The statement goes on to say US fighter aircraft swiftly responded by eliminating Iranian air defenses, a ground control station, and two one-way attack drones that posed a clear threats to ships transiting regional waters. It ends by saying no American service members were harmed. Meanwhile, the diplomatic push for a"
- **Watch at 0:42**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fR8O0zSVzD8&t=42s)

### Example 2
> "And the main thing that I want to do here is to have a release and fall and stay completely stable. Ground control. Everyone ready? Five. Four. Three. Two. One."
- **Watch at 8:33**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-rWtqConY8&t=513s)

### Example 3
> "822 miles an hour. Ground control: We lost the data. So now I'm down low right now and you can basically see the parachute come out right there."
- **Watch at 9:47**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-rWtqConY8&t=587s)

### Example 4
*Accent: US*
> "ground control to Maj your"
- **Watch at 6:01**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8fipglrz0g&t=361s)

### Example 5
*Accent: US*
> "ground control to Major"
- **Watch at 11:10**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8fipglrz0g&t=670s)

### Example 6
*Accent: US*
> "Ground control to Major Tom Ground control to Major Tom"
- **Watch at 53:20**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9av8-lhJS8&t=3200s)

### Example 7
*Accent: US*
> "Ground control to Major Tom Your circuit's dead, there's something wrong Can you hear me, Major Tom?"
- **Watch at 56:17**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9av8-lhJS8&t=3377s)

### Example 8
> "a ground control system, and an extensive test program."
- **Watch at 15:03**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8fXdGpp4ow&t=903s)

### Example 9
> "far side of the moon. The four astronauts were out of contact with ground control for about 40 minutes as they flew around part of the moon that's not visible from Earth. Mission control waited patiently for the signal to be reestablished. The NASA crew also observed a total solar eclipse. They they said the eclipse was truly hard to describe. On"
- **Watch at 0:17**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juprxSJil1o&t=17s)

### Example 10
> "to believe and what not to these videos are fake liars have been around for thousands of years deep fix are new but they're just lies in a slightly other form ground control laws have the risk of non-compliance deep fakes are becoming increasingly easy to make and hard to detect and that's mainly because of advances in generative AI in theory anyone with a computer and the internet"
- **Watch at 0:16**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPTnq_1hWDE&t=16s)


## How to Pronounce "ground control"

- **Syllables**: groun · dcon · trol
- **IPA**: `/græʊndkɒntrɒl/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech.

## Related Pronunciations

[ground](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/ground), [control](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/control)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “ground control”?
“ground control” is pronounced /græʊndkɒntrɒl/ (groun · dcon · trol). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.

### How many syllables are in “ground control”?
“ground control” has 3 syllables: groun · dcon · trol.

### How can I hear “ground control” used in real sentences?
This page has 15 real-world video examples of “ground control” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.


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