How To Pronounce Brown
brown
UK
Phonemic
/braʊn/
Phonetic
[bra͠ʊn]
US
Phonemic
/braʊn/
In British English, brown is pronounced /braʊn/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [bra͠ʊn]. In American English, it is pronounced /braʊn/.
Brown 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
braʊn
Brown has one syllable in British English.
brown + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/braʊnz/
US
/braʊnz/
brown + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/braʊnd/
US
/braʊnd/
brown + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈbraʊ.nɪŋ/
US
/ˈbraʊ.nɪŋ/
brown + -er
-er (comparative) is /ə/ in UK English and /ɚ/ in US English.
UK
/ˈbraʊ.nə/
US
/ˈbraʊ.nɚ/
brown + -est
-est (superlative) is always /ɪst/.
UK
/ˈbraʊ.nɪst/
US
/ˈbraʊ.nɪst/
Words That Rhyme With Brown
Questions About Brown
How do you pronounce brown in British English?
In British English, brown is pronounced /braʊn/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [bra͠ʊn].
How do you pronounce brown in American English?
In American English, brown is pronounced /braʊn/.
Do British and American English pronounce brown the same way?
Yes. Both are /braʊn/.
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