How to pronounce “brochure”
Say “brochure” in 2 beats
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.
- bɹoʊbɹoʊ
- 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
American and British are not the same here
/bɹoʊˈʃʊɹ/
/bɹəʊʃə/
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What “brochure” means
- 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.”“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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