How To Pronounce Bare

bare

Phonemic

/beə/

Phonetic

[beəʴ]

Phonemic

/ber/

In British English, bare is pronounced /beə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [beəʴ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ber/.

Bare 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

beə

Bare has one syllable in British English.

bare + -er

-er (comparative) is /ə/ in UK English and /ɚ/ in US English. In UK English a linking /r/ is added because the spelling ends in -r.

/ˈbeə.rə/

/ˈber.ɚ/

bare + -est

-est (superlative) is always /ɪst/. In UK English a linking /r/ is added because the spelling ends in -r.

/ˈbeə.rɪst/

/ˈber.ɪst/

Words That Rhyme With Bare

Questions About Bare

How do you pronounce bare in British English?

In British English, bare is pronounced /beə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [beəʴ].

How do you pronounce bare in American English?

In American English, bare is pronounced /ber/.

Do British and American English pronounce bare the same way?

No. British English has /beə/ and American English has /ber/.

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