Pronunciation

How to pronounce “brochure

“brochure” is pronounced /bɹoʊˈʃʊɹ/ (broh-SHUUR) in American English and /bɹəʊʃə/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “ʃʊɹ”.
The sound

Say “brochure” in 2 beats

Say it like this

brochure

/bɹoʊˈʃʊɹ/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /bɹəʊʃə/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

2 beats
  1. bɹoʊbɹoʊ
  2. ʃʊɹʃʊɹstress
IPA (American)
/bɹoʊˈʃʊɹ/
IPA (British)
/bɹəʊʃə/
Respelling
broh-SHUUR
Syllables
2 — bɹoʊ-ƩƱɹ
Stress
Stress the second syllable: bɹoʊ-ƩƱɹ. “ʃʊɹ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Part of speech
noun
Difficulty
Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/bɹoʊˈʃʊɹ/

British

/bɹəʊʃə/

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Meaning

What “brochure” means

  1. noun

    a small book usually having a paper cover

Say it in a sentence

The brochure showed a beach that no longer looks like that.
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

5 sounds, in the order you say them

Each sound has its own page: where the tongue goes, what it is usually confused with, and words to drill it on.

Questions

brochure”, answered

How do you pronounce “brochure”?

“brochure” is pronounced /bɹoʊˈʃʊɹ/ (broh-SHUUR) in American English and /bɹəʊʃə/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “ʃʊɹ”. Build it as bɹoʊ-ƩƱɹ, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “brochure” have?

2: bɹoʊ · ʃʊɹ. The beat lands on the second, “ʃʊɹ”.

Is “brochure” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /bɹoʊˈʃʊɹ/ (broh-SHUUR); British English says /bɹəʊʃə/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “brochure” mean?

As a noun: a small book usually having a paper cover For example: “The brochure showed a beach that no longer looks like that.”

Where is the stress in “brochure”?

Stress the second syllable: bɹoʊ-ƩƱɹ. “ʃʊɹ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.

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