How To Pronounce Break
break
UK
Phonemic
/breɪk/
Phonetic
[breɪk̚]
US
Phonemic
/breɪk/
In British English, break is pronounced /breɪk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [breɪk̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /breɪk/.
Break 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
breɪk
Break has one syllable in British English.
break + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/breɪks/
US
/breɪks/
break + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈbreɪ.kɪŋ/
US
/ˈbreɪ.kɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Break
Questions About Break
How do you pronounce break in British English?
In British English, break is pronounced /breɪk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [breɪk̚].
How do you pronounce break in American English?
In American English, break is pronounced /breɪk/.
Do British and American English pronounce break the same way?
Yes. Both are /breɪk/.
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