How To Pronounce Brute
brute
UK
Phonemic
/bruːt/
Phonetic
[brʷuːt̚]
US
Phonemic
/bruːt/
In British English, brute is pronounced /bruːt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [brʷuːt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /bruːt/.
Brute 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
bruːt
Brute has one syllable in British English.
brute + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/bruːts/
US
/bruːts/
Words That Rhyme With Brute
Questions About Brute
How do you pronounce brute in British English?
In British English, brute is pronounced /bruːt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [brʷuːt̚].
How do you pronounce brute in American English?
In American English, brute is pronounced /bruːt/.
Do British and American English pronounce brute the same way?
Yes. Both are /bruːt/.
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