How To Pronounce Bean
bean
UK
Phonemic
/biːn/
Phonetic
[bĩːn]
US
Phonemic
/biːn/
In British English, bean is pronounced /biːn/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [bĩːn]. In American English, it is pronounced /biːn/.
Bean has one syllable. British and American speakers say it the same way.
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
biːn
Bean has one syllable in British English.
bean + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/biːnz/
US
/biːnz/
Words That Rhyme With Bean
Questions About Bean
How do you pronounce bean in British English?
In British English, bean is pronounced /biːn/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [bĩːn].
How do you pronounce bean in American English?
In American English, bean is pronounced /biːn/.
Do British and American English pronounce bean the same way?
Yes. Both are /biːn/.
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