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