How To Pronounce Breed
breed
UK
Phonemic
/briːd/
Phonetic
[briːd̚]
US
Phonemic
/briːd/
In British English, breed is pronounced /briːd/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [briːd̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /briːd/.
Breed 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
briːd
Breed has one syllable in British English.
breed + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/briːdz/
US
/briːdz/
breed + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈbriː.dɪŋ/
US
/ˈbriː.dɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Breed
Questions About Breed
How do you pronounce breed in British English?
In British English, breed is pronounced /briːd/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [briːd̚].
How do you pronounce breed in American English?
In American English, breed is pronounced /briːd/.
Do British and American English pronounce breed the same way?
Yes. Both are /briːd/.
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