How To Pronounce Broad
broad
UK
Phonemic
/brɔːd/
Phonetic
[brʷɔːd̚]
US
Phonemic
/brɔːd/
In British English, broad is pronounced /brɔːd/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [brʷɔːd̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /brɔːd/.
Broad 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
brɔːd
Broad has one syllable in British English.
broad + -er
-er (comparative) is /ə/ in UK English and /ɚ/ in US English.
UK
/ˈbrɔː.də/
US
/ˈbrɔː.dɚ/
broad + -est
-est (superlative) is always /ɪst/.
UK
/ˈbrɔː.dɪst/
US
/ˈbrɔː.dɪst/
Words That Rhyme With Broad
Questions About Broad
How do you pronounce broad in British English?
In British English, broad is pronounced /brɔːd/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [brʷɔːd̚].
How do you pronounce broad in American English?
In American English, broad is pronounced /brɔːd/.
Do British and American English pronounce broad the same way?
Yes. Both are /brɔːd/.
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