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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “browser”

“browser” is pronounced /ˈbɹaʊzɚ/ (BROW-zuh) in American English and /bɹaʊzə/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “brow”.
The sound

Say “browser” in 2 beats

Say it like this

browser

/ˈbɹaʊzɚ/

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

2 beats
  1. browbɹaʊstress
  2. serzɚ
IPA (American)
/ˈbɹaʊzɚ/
IPA (British)
/bɹaʊzə/
Respelling
BROW-zuh
Syllables
2 — BROW-ser
Stress
Stress the first syllable: BROW-ser. “brow” 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

/ˈbɹaʊzɚ/

British

/bɹaʊzə/

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Meaning

What “browser” means

  1. noun

    a viewer who looks around casually without seeking anything in particular

  2. noun

    a program used to view HTML documents

Say it in a sentence

“Open the link in a different browser and try again.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

5 sounds, in the order you say them
bbɹraʊowzzɚschwa

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Questions

“browser”, answered

How do you pronounce “browser”?

“browser” is pronounced /ˈbɹaʊzɚ/ (BROW-zuh) in American English and /bɹaʊzə/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “brow”. Build it as BROW-ser, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “browser” have?

2: brow · ser. The beat lands on the first, “brow”.

Is “browser” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˈbɹaʊzɚ/ (BROW-zuh); British English says /bɹaʊzə/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “browser” mean?

As a noun: a viewer who looks around casually without seeking anything in particular For example: “Open the link in a different browser and try again.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “browser”?

Stress the first syllable: BROW-ser. “brow” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.

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