How To Pronounce Breast
breast
UK
Phonemic
/brest/
Phonetic
[brest̚]
US
Phonemic
/brest/
In British English, breast is pronounced /brest/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [brest̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /brest/.
Breast 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
brest
Breast has one syllable in British English.
breast + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/brests/
US
/brests/
Words That Rhyme With Breast
Questions About Breast
How do you pronounce breast in British English?
In British English, breast is pronounced /brest/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [brest̚].
How do you pronounce breast in American English?
In American English, breast is pronounced /brest/.
Do British and American English pronounce breast the same way?
Yes. Both are /brest/.
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