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