How To Pronounce Bairn

bairn

Phonemic

/beən/

Phonetic

[be͠əʴn]

Phonemic

/bern/

In British English, bairn is pronounced /beən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [be͠əʴn]. In American English, it is pronounced /bern/.

Bairn has one syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.

Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.

Syllables, Stress And Endings

Syllables And Stress

beən

Bairn has one syllable in British English.

bairn + -s

-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.

/beənz/

/bernz/

Questions About Bairn

How do you pronounce bairn in British English?

In British English, bairn is pronounced /beən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [be͠əʴn].

How do you pronounce bairn in American English?

In American English, bairn is pronounced /bern/.

Do British and American English pronounce bairn the same way?

No. British English has /beən/ and American English has /bern/.

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