How To Pronounce Brave
brave
UK
Phonemic
/breɪv/
Phonetic
[breɪv]
US
Phonemic
/breɪv/
In British English, brave is pronounced /breɪv/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [breɪv]. In American English, it is pronounced /breɪv/.
Brave 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
breɪv
Brave has one syllable in British English.
brave + -er
-er (comparative) is /ə/ in UK English and /ɚ/ in US English.
UK
/ˈbreɪ.və/
US
/ˈbreɪ.vɚ/
brave + -est
-est (superlative) is always /ɪst/.
UK
/ˈbreɪ.vɪst/
US
/ˈbreɪ.vɪst/
Words That Rhyme With Brave
Questions About Brave
How do you pronounce brave in British English?
In British English, brave is pronounced /breɪv/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [breɪv].
How do you pronounce brave in American English?
In American English, brave is pronounced /breɪv/.
Do British and American English pronounce brave the same way?
Yes. Both are /breɪv/.
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