How To Pronounce Brace
brace
UK
Phonemic
/breɪs/
Phonetic
[breɪs]
US
Phonemic
/breɪs/
In British English, brace is pronounced /breɪs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [breɪs]. In American English, it is pronounced /breɪs/.
Brace 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
breɪs
Brace has one syllable in British English.
brace + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /ɪz/ after /s, z, ʃ, ʒ, tʃ, dʒ/.
UK
/ˈbreɪ.sɪz/
US
/ˈbreɪ.sɪz/
brace + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /t/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/breɪst/
US
/breɪst/
brace + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈbreɪ.sɪŋ/
US
/ˈbreɪ.sɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Brace
Questions About Brace
How do you pronounce brace in British English?
In British English, brace is pronounced /breɪs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [breɪs].
How do you pronounce brace in American English?
In American English, brace is pronounced /breɪs/.
Do British and American English pronounce brace the same way?
Yes. Both are /breɪs/.
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