How to pronounce “brown”
Say “brown” in one beat
brown
/bɹaʊn/
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- brownbɹaʊn
- IPA (American)
- /bɹaʊn/
- IPA (British)
- /bɹaʊn/
- Respelling
- BROWN
- Syllables
- 1 — brown
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /bɹaʊn/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb, adjective
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
What “brown” means
- noun
an orange of low brightness and saturation
- noun
Scottish botanist who first observed the movement of small particles in fluids now known a Brownian motion (1773-1858)
- noun
abolitionist who was hanged after leading an unsuccessful raid at Harper's Ferry, Virginia (1800-1859)
Say it in a sentence
“The dog had soft brown fur and floppy ears.”“brown”, answered
How do you pronounce “brown”?
“brown” is pronounced /bɹaʊn/ (BROWN) — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /bɹaʊn/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “brown” have?
One, despite the 1 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /bɹaʊn/ — a single beat.
What does “brown” mean?
As a noun: an orange of low brightness and saturation For example: “The dog had soft brown fur and floppy ears.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “brown”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /bɹaʊn/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
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