How To Pronounce Breadth
breadth
UK
Phonemic
/bredθ/
Phonetic
[bred̪θ]
US
Phonemic
/bredθ/
In British English, breadth is pronounced /bredθ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [bred̪θ]. In American English, it is pronounced /bredθ/.
Breadth 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
bredθ
Breadth has one syllable in British English.
Questions About Breadth
How do you pronounce breadth in British English?
In British English, breadth is pronounced /bredθ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [bred̪θ].
How do you pronounce breadth in American English?
In American English, breadth is pronounced /bredθ/.
Do British and American English pronounce breadth the same way?
Yes. Both are /bredθ/.
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