Pronunciation dictionary
Words starting with B
123 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.
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Every B word we have published
1 syllable · 54 words
- back/bæk/
- bad/bæd/
- bag/bæɡ/
- ball/bɔl/
- balm/bɑm/
- band/bænd/
- bank/bæŋk/
- bar/bɑɹ/
- base/beɪs/
- based/beɪst/
- beach/bitʃ/
- beat/bit/
- bed/bɛd/
- best/bɛst/
- bet/bɛt/
- big/bɪɡ/
- bill/bɪl/
- birth/bɝθ/
- bit/bɪt/
- bite/baɪt/
- black/blæk/
- block/blɑk/
- blood/blʌd/
- blue/blu/
- board/bɔɹd/
- bomb/bɑm/
- bond/bɑnd/
- book/bʊk/
- books/bʊks/
- born/bɔɹn/
- both/boʊθ/
- bought/bɔt/
- bow/boʊ/
- box/bɑks/
- boy/bɔɪ/
- boys/bɔɪz/
- brain/bɹeɪn/
- brand/bɹænd/
- break/bɹeɪk/
- bridge/bɹɪdʒ/
- brief/bɹif/
- bright/bɹaɪt/
- bring/bɹɪŋ/
- broke/bɹoʊk/
- brought/bɹɔt/
- brown/bɹaʊn/
- brusque/bɹʌsk/
- build/bɪld/
- built/bɪlt/
- bulk/bʌlk/
- bus/bʌs/
- but/bʌt/
- buy/baɪ/
- by/baɪ/
2 syllables · 50 words
- baby/ˈbeɪbi/
- background/ˈbækˌɡɹaʊnd/
- backpack/ˈbækˌpæk/
- baggage/ˈbæɡədʒ/
- balance/ˈbæləns/
- balanced/ˈbælənst/
- ballet/bæˈleɪ/
- banal/bəˈnɑl/
- bargain/ˈbɑɹɡən/
- basement/ˈbeɪsmənt/
- basic/ˈbeɪsɪk/
- basis/ˈbeɪsəs/
- battle/ˈbætəl/
- became/bɪˈkeɪm/
- become/bɪˈkʌm/
- becomes/bɪˈkʌmz/
- began/bɪˈɡæn/
- begin/bɪˈɡɪn/
- behalf/bɪˈhæf/
- behind/bɪˈhaɪnd/
- being/ˈbiɪŋ/
- belie/bɪˈlaɪ/
- believe/bɪˈliv/
- below/bɪˈloʊ/
- benchmark/ˈbɛntʃˌmɑɹk/
- better/ˈbɛtɚ/
- between/bɪˈtwin/
- bias/ˈbaɪəs/
- biggest/ˈbɪɡəst/
- billing/ˈbɪlɪŋ/
- biscuit/ˈbɪskɪt/
- boarding/ˈbɔɹdɪŋ/
- body/ˈbɑdi/
- bolster/ˈboʊlstɚ/
- booking/ˈbʊkɪŋ/
- borrow/ˈbɑˌɹoʊ/
- bottom/ˈbɑtəm/
- bouquet/boʊˈkeɪ/
- breakdown/ˈbɹeɪkˌdaʊn/
- broadband/ˈbɹɔdˌbænd/
- brochure/bɹoʊˈʃʊɹ/
- broken/ˈbɹoʊkən/
- brother/ˈbɹʌðɚ/
- brothers/ˈbɹʌðɚz/
- browser/ˈbɹaʊzɚ/
- budget/ˈbʌdʒɪt/
- buffet/bəˈfeɪ/
- building/ˈbɪldɪŋ/
- burgeon/ˈbɝdʒən/
- business/ˈbɪznəs/
3 syllables · 14 words
4 syllables · 3 words
5 syllables · 1 word
6 syllables · 1 word
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