How To Pronounce Brusque

brusque

UK
Phonemic
/bruːsk/or/brʌsk/
Phonetic
[brʷuːsk̚]
US
Phonemic
/brʌsk/

In British English, brusque is pronounced /bruːsk/ or /brʌsk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [brʷuːsk̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /brʌsk/.

Brusque has one syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.

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

bruːsk

Brusque has one syllable in British English.

Questions About Brusque

How do you pronounce brusque in British English?

In British English, brusque is pronounced /bruːsk/ or /brʌsk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [brʷuːsk̚].

How do you pronounce brusque in American English?

In American English, brusque is pronounced /brʌsk/.

Do British and American English pronounce brusque the same way?

No. British English has /bruːsk/ and American English has /brʌsk/.

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