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