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