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