Pronunciation dictionary
Words starting with B
55 published words, grouped by how many beats they take to say. Every entry shows its American IPA; open one for the British form, the stress, the usual slips and a recorder.
By syllable count
Every B word we have published
1 syllable · 11 words
2 syllables · 29 words
- background/ˈbækˌɡɹaʊnd/
- backpack/ˈbækˌpæk/
- baggage/ˈbæɡədʒ/
- balance/ˈbæləns/
- balanced/ˈbælənst/
- ballet/bæˈleɪ/
- banal/bəˈnɑl/
- bargain/ˈbɑɹɡən/
- basement/ˈbeɪsmənt/
- behalf/bɪˈhæf/
- belie/bɪˈlaɪ/
- benchmark/ˈbɛntʃˌmɑɹk/
- bias/ˈbaɪəs/
- billing/ˈbɪlɪŋ/
- biscuit/ˈbɪskɪt/
- boarding/ˈbɔɹdɪŋ/
- bolster/ˈboʊlstɚ/
- booking/ˈbʊkɪŋ/
- borrow/ˈbɑˌɹoʊ/
- bouquet/boʊˈkeɪ/
- breakdown/ˈbɹeɪkˌdaʊn/
- broadband/ˈbɹɔdˌbænd/
- brochure/bɹoʊˈʃʊɹ/
- brothers/ˈbɹʌðɚz/
- browser/ˈbɹaʊzɚ/
- budget/ˈbʌdʒɪt/
- buffet/bəˈfeɪ/
- burgeon/ˈbɝdʒən/
- business/ˈbɪznəs/
3 syllables · 10 words
4 syllables · 3 words
5 syllables · 1 word
6 syllables · 1 word
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