How To Pronounce Brag
brag
UK
Phonemic
/bræɡ/
Phonetic
[bræɡ̚]
US
Phonemic
/bræɡ/
In British English, brag is pronounced /bræɡ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [bræɡ̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /bræɡ/.
Brag 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
bræɡ
Brag has one syllable in British English.
brag + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/bræɡz/
US
/bræɡz/
brag + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/bræɡd/
US
/bræɡd/
brag + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈbræɡ.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈbræɡ.ɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Brag
Questions About Brag
How do you pronounce brag in British English?
In British English, brag is pronounced /bræɡ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [bræɡ̚].
How do you pronounce brag in American English?
In American English, brag is pronounced /bræɡ/.
Do British and American English pronounce brag the same way?
Yes. Both are /bræɡ/.
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