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