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This page lists pronunciations of English words that begin with B. To see a different letter (or the main page) navigate with the table at the top.
 
===[[B]]===
'''B''' = '''bê''' ''is'', '''bêe''' ''insect''
 
'''bàa''' ''sheep'' BrE = '''bàr''' ''drink, chocolate, soap''
 
'''baboôn
 
'''Bàch''' ''music'' = '''bách''' ''Welsh''
 
'''báchelor''' ''unmarried'' = '''Bátchelor''' ''person''
 
'''báckbiting''' one word
 
'''báckhand''' ''tennis''
 
'''back-hánded''' ''ambiguous''
 
'''bácklash''' one word
 
'''backyàrd''' one word
 
'''bád''' ''evil'' = '''báde''' ''asked''
 
'''Baghdád''' BrE; AmE '''Bághdad''' Bágd-
 
'''bâil''' ''law, cricket'' = '''bâle''' ''hay, parachute''
 
'''bâilie''' ''magistrate'' = '''Bâiley''' ''person'' (also '''[[Old Bailey|Ôld Bâiley]]''', London's law court)
 
'''bâit''' ''hook'' = '''bâte''' ''fury, restrain''
 
'''bâize''' ''cloth'' = '''bâys''' ''bay''
 
'''Bàli''' ''island'' = BrE '''bàrley''' ''beer''
 
'''Bålkans''' cf. '''bálcony
 
'''båll''' ''game'' = '''båwl''' ''shout''
 
'''ballerìna''' cf. '''pizzerìa
 
'''bállèt''' *bállây, cf. '''bállot
 
'''bàlm''' -àm
 
'''bàlmy''' ''sea'' = BrE '''bàrmy''' ''daft''
 
'''Båltimore
 
'''báluster''' cf. '''bánister
 
'''banàl''' BrE; AmE '''bânal
 
'''banálity
 
'''banāna
 
'''bánd''' ''music'' = '''bánned''' ''ban''
 
'''bándwagon''' ''one word
 
'''Bangkók''' cf. '''Háncóck''' - ''both -ngk-''
 
'''bánish
 
'''Bàrbara
 
'''barbãrian
 
'''barbáric
 
'''bàrbecûe''' *bàrbeqûe
'''barcarólle''' or '''-óle
 
'''bàrd''' ''poet, bacon'' = '''bàrred''' ''bar''
 
'''bãre''' ''naked'' = '''béãr''' ''animal, tolerate''
 
'''bãrely
 
'''Bárenbŏim
 
'''bàrgaín''' *bàrgin
 
'''bàrley
 
'''bàr mítzvah
 
'''bàrnacle
 
'''báron''' ''nobleman'' = '''bárren''' ''bare'' = '''Bárron''' ''person''
 
'''baróque''' BrE *bərók, AmE *barôke
 
'''bárrage''' -àzh BrE, AmE *bəràzh
 
'''bárrier
 
'''bàrtender
 
'''bâse''' ''basic'' = '''bâss''' ''treble'', cf. '''báss''' ''fish'' = '''Báss''' ''person''
 
'''bâses''' ''base'' '''-ssíz''' = '''bâsses''' ''music''
 
'''bâsês''' ''basis'' '''-ssêez
 
'''bâsic''' -ss-
 
'''bâsin''' -ss-
 
'''bâsis''' -ssíss
 
'''bāsk''' ''sun'' = '''Bāsque''' ''people''
 
'''bāsketball''' ''one word
 
'''báss''' ''fish'' = '''Báss''' ''person''
 
'''bâss''' ''treble'' = '''bâse''' ''basic''
 
'''bassoôn''' -'''ssoô'''-
 
'''bâste''' ''pour, sew'' = '''bâsed''' ''located''
 
'''batállion''' cf. '''báttle
 
'''bâte''' ''anger, breath'' = '''bâit''' ''lure''
 
'''bāth''' = '''Bāth''' ''city'' cf. '''bâthe''' ''swim'', ''final e signifying voiced'' '''th
 
'''bátón''' - ''one t'', cf. '''Pátton''', '''Hátton''' etc.
 
'''báttlefield''' ''one word
 
'''Báx''' ''person'' = '''bácks''' ''back''
 
'''bazàar''' *bəzàr, cf. '''bizàrre''', '''í
 
'''Bà’ath''' ''party'' BrE = '''bāth''' ''water''
 
'''bê''' ''is'' = '''bêe''' ''insect''
 
'''bêach''' ''sand'' = '''bêech''' ''tree''
 
'''bêad''' ''string'' = '''Bêde''' ''person''
 
'''bêan''' ''eat'' = '''bêen''' ''was''
 
'''béãr''' ''tolerate, animal'' = '''bãre''' ''naked'', cf. '''bêer''' ''drink'', '''hêar''' ''listen''
 
'''bêat''' ''win, hit, rhythm'' = '''bêet''' ''sugar
 
'''bêater''' ''beat'' BrE = '''bêta''' ''Greek
 
'''bêátify''' ''saint'' cf. '''Sêáttle''' and '''beaûtify''' ''beauty''
 
'''Bêatríce''', '''Bêatrix''', '''a''' as schwa: '''Bêə-
 
'''beau''' ''boyfriend'' = '''Bô''' ''[[Bo Diddley|Diddley]]''
 
'''beaûty''' *byûty
 
'''because''' ó
 
'''Béchèt''' *Béshây
 
'''bêe''' ''insect'' = '''bê''' ''is''
 
'''bêetle''' ''insect'' = '''Bêatle''' ''[[The Beatles|Beatles]]'', cf. '''bêat''' ''rhythm''
 
'''bêech''' ''tree'' = '''beâch''' ''sand''
 
'''bêen''' ''was'' = '''bêan''' ''eat''
 
'''bêer''' ''drink'' = '''bìêr''' ''coffin''
 
'''bêet''' ''sugar'' = '''bêat''' ''hit''
 
'''Bèethôven''' *Bâitovən
 
'''behêmoth
 
'''Bèijíng''' - '''j''' not '''zh''' sound
 
'''bêíng''' cf. '''Bíng
 
'''Beirût''' *Bây-roôt
 
'''Belarûs''' - one would expect this post-Soviet word (once literally rendered as ‘White Russia’) to regularize to ‘Bélarəs’, with the '''u''' as schwa, but this hasn’t happened; the most common alternative is still '''Belarùs''', and one even hears the plainly Russian-influenced *Byéla-rûs and *Byéla-rùs
 
'''Bélfāst
 
'''Bélgium''' *Béljəm
 
'''belîe''' cf. '''relŷ''', '''belŷing''', '''lîe
 
'''belìêve
 
'''béllicôse
 
'''bellígerent -j-
 
'''béllow''' ''shout, bellows'' cf. '''belôw''' ''under''
 
'''Bénaud''' *Bénnô
 
'''bénefit
 
'''benévolent
 
'''Benìn'''
 
'''Beninêse'''
 
'''bérèt''' *bérrây
 
'''bërk''' ''insult'' = '''Bürke''' ''person''
 
'''Bërkelêy''' ''California'' cf. '''Bàrclaỳ''' ''person'' = BrE '''Berkeley''' ''person''
 
'''Bërkshîre''' AmE; BrE *Bàkshə, as with '''bàrk''' ''dog, tree'' '''Bàrking''' ''town''
 
'''Berlín
 
'''bérry''' ''fruit'' = '''bury''' ''ground'' = '''Bury''' ''town''
 
'''bërth''' ''ship'' = '''bïrth''' ''born
 
'''bêta''' BrE; AmE '''bèta
 
'''Bétjeman''' *Bétcheman
 
'''bewíldered''' BrE *biwíldəd, AmE *bêwíldərd
 
'''bezìque''' *bəzêek
 
'''Bhutàn'''
 
'''Bhutanêse'''
 
'''Bhùtto''' (not 'Boôto')
 
'''bî-''' ''two'' = '''bŷ''' ''preposition'' = '''bŷ-''' ''extra'' = '''bŷe''' ''cricket, goodbye'' = '''buŷ''' ''sell'' = '''bî''' ''bisexual''
 
'''bîas
 
'''bîased''' *bŷəst
 
'''bìdet''' *bêedây
 
'''bìêr''' ''corpse'' = '''bêer''' ''drink''
 
'''bígot
 
'''Bíllie''' ''female'' = '''Bílly''' ''male'' = '''bílly''' ''goat''
 
'''bîô-
 
'''biógraphy
 
'''biólogy
 
'''Bïrmingham''' *Bïrmingəm, ''g not sounded separately
 
'''bïrthplace''' ''one word
 
'''bíscuit''' *bísket, cf. '''bāsket
 
'''bîson''' cf. '''bâsin
 
'''bîte''' ''food'' = '''bŷte''' ''computer'' = '''bîght''' ''loop''
 
'''bizàrre''' *bízàr, cf. '''bazàar''' *bəzàr
 
'''bláckmail
 
'''blānch''' ''white'' = '''Blānche''' ''person''
 
'''blancmange''' *bləmónzh
 
'''blãre''' ''noise'' = '''Blãir''' ''person''
 
'''bléssed''' *blést; but mostly as attributive adj: a *bléssíd thíng
 
'''blóc''' ''grouping'' = '''blóck''' ''prevent, wood, building''
 
'''blónd''' ''male person, male and female adjective'' = '''blónde''' ''female person''
 
'''blòodstained''' ''one word
 
'''blòodthirsty''' ''one word
 
'''blûe''' ''colour'' = '''bleŵ''' ''blow''
 
'''blürred''' cf. '''cûred
 
'''bŏard''' ''wooden, directors'' = '''bŏred''' ''boring'', cf. '''brŏad''' ''wide''
 
'''bôast
 
'''bôat
 
'''Boàteng''' Bwà-
 
'''Bôeing''' ''person'' = '''bôwing''' ''music''
 
'''Boer''' *Bùer
 
'''bôgey''' ''golf, ghost'' = '''bôgie''' ''trolley, truck'' = '''Bôgey''' ''Bogart
 
'''bôld''' ''brave'' = '''bôwled''' ''bowl
 
'''Bóllywood'''
 
'''bôlt''' ''metal'' = '''Bôlt''' = '''Bôult''' ''persons
 
'''Bólton''' ''city, person'' = '''Bôulton''' ''person
 
'''bómb''' *bóm
 
'''Bombây'''
 
'''bómbing''' *bómming
 
'''bôna fîdê
 
'''bonhomìê''' *bónə-mêe
 
'''boôgie-woôgie
 
'''boòkcase''' one word: extended '''k''' sound
 
'''boòkkeeper''' one word: extended '''k''' sound
 
'''boôst
 
'''boôze''' ''drink'' = '''boôs''' ''boo
 
'''Bŏrdeaux''' *Bŏrdô, cf. '''Bardôt''', *Bardô
 
'''bŏre''' ''boring, carried'' '''bŏar''' ''animal'' = '''bŏor''' ''rude
 
'''bŏred''' ''boring'' = '''bŏard''' ''wooden, directors
 
'''bŏredom''' *bŏrdum
 
'''Bŏrgia''' *Bŏrjə
 
'''bŏrn''' ''birth'' = '''bŏrne''' ''wind'' = '''bŏurn''' ''stream
 
'''bòrough''' ''town'' BrE -'''rə''', AmE = '''búrrow''' ''earth
 
'''bosom''' *bùzəm
 
'''bôth
 
'''boûgainvillea''' *bûgənvília
 
'''bòugh''' ''tree'' = '''bòw''' ''low, ship
 
'''bôulder''' ''rock'' = '''bôlder''' ''bold
 
'''Boulogne''' *Bəlŏin
 
'''böurbon
 
'''bŏurgeois''' bŏrzhwà
 
'''bourgeoisìê''' bŏrzhwà-zêe
 
'''bŏurne''' ''stream'' = '''bŏrn''' ''birth'' = '''bŏrne''' ''carried
 
'''Bŏurnemouth''' *Bŏrnməth
 
'''bòw''' ''low, ship'' = '''bòugh''' ''tree = '''bôw''' ''knot
 
'''bòwel
 
'''bòwer''' ''tree'' = '''bàuer''' ''euchre
 
'''bôwl''' ''all meanings
 
'''bóxing''' ''sport'' = '''Bóxing''' ''Day
 
'''búffalo''' ''animal'' = '''Búffalo''' ''America''
 
'''brâin''' ''head'' cf. '''Brîan''' ''person''
 
'''brâinwash''' one word
 
'''Brasília''' with an '''s
 
'''Brazíl''' with a '''z
 
'''bréad''' ''food'' = '''bréd''' ''breed''
 
'''breâk''' ''smash, interval'' = '''brâke''' ''car''
 
'''breâkaway''' ''adjective'' cf. '''breâk awây''' ''verb''
 
'''breâkdown''' ''noun'' cf. '''breâk dòwn''' ''verb''
 
'''breâkthroûgh''' ''noun'' *brâkethrû; cf. '''breâk throûgh''' ''verb''
 
'''bréakfast
 
'''bréath''' ''noun'' unvoiced '''th''', brêathe ''verb'' voiced '''th''', cf. '''mòuth''', same noun-verb distinction in pronunciation of the '''th''', but always the same spelling
 
'''bréathtaking''' one word
 
'''bréd''' ''breed'' = '''bréad''' ''food''
 
'''brêed''' ''animal'' cf. '''bréad''' ''food''
 
'''bréthren''' -dhrən
 
'''Brîan''' = '''Brŷan''' cf. '''brâin''', '''O’Brîen''' (one is more likely to meet a Brian O'Brien than a Brien O'Brian)
 
'''brìêf
 
'''brîght''' -ît
 
'''Brísbane''' *Brízbən
 
'''Brítain''' ''country'' -tən; = '''Bríton''' ''citizen'', '''Brítten''', '''Brítton''', '''Bríttain''' ''persons''
 
'''Bríttany''' ''France'' ≈ '''Brítney''' ''person''
 
'''Brno''' has a stressed schwa: *Brəno
 
'''brŏad''' cf. '''bŏard
 
'''bróccolì''' *bróckəlêy
 
'''Brómwich''' *Brómmidge
 
'''Bróntê''', ''sometimes written'' '''Brontë
 
'''broôch'''  ''pin'' AmE; BrE = '''brôach''' ''speak''
 
'''broôm''' ''sweep'' = '''brûme''' ''mist''
 
'''bróthel''' ''unvoiced'' '''th
 
'''bròther''' ''voiced'' '''th
 
'''Bròúgh''' *Brúff
 
'''broûgham''' ''carriage'' = '''broôm''' ''sweep'' - or gha as schwa, '''broôəm
 
'''broûhàhà
 
'''Brûges''' = '''Brûgge''' *Brûzh
 
'''brûise''' ''contusion'' *brûze = '''breŵs''' ''beer''
 
'''Bruneî
 
'''Brunél
 
'''Brússels
 
'''Bucharést Bùka'''-
 
'''Budapést Bùda'''-
 
'''Bùddha''' -'''ùdə
 
'''Bùddhist''' -'''ùdi'''-
 
'''Buénos Aîres''' ''Argentina'' –'''ríz''' or '''Ãires''' *Ãríz, cf. '''Ãries''' ''Ram''
 
'''bùffèt''' ''eat'' *bùffây
 
'''búffet''' ''hit'', t sounded
 
'''buffoôn''' -'''ffoô'''-
 
'''buíld''' *bíld
 
'''buílding''' *bílding
 
'''Bulgãria
 
'''bùll
 
'''bùlletin
 
'''búllshit''' one word
'''buŏy''' ''sea'' = '''bŏy''' ''child
 
'''buŏyant''' *bŏyant
 
'''bürden''' ''load'' = '''Bürdon''' ''person
 
'''bûreau''' *byûrô, plural '''bûreaux''', *bûrôz, cf. '''pólitburo
 
'''bureaucracy''' *byûrócracy, *beaûrócracy
 
'''bürger''' ''hamburger'' = '''bürgher''' ''business'' = '''Bërger''' ''person''
 
'''bürgeoning
 
'''bürn''' ''fire'' = '''Bÿrne''' ''name''
 
'''bürqa
 
'''búrrow''' ''ground'' = AmE '''bòrôugh''' ''town'' cf. '''Búrrôughs''' ''person''
 
'''bús''' ''transport'' = '''búss''' ''kiss''
 
'''búsed''' ''driven'' or '''bússed''' = '''búst''' ''bosom, broke''
 
'''búses''' ''plural, verb'' *bússes
 
'''bùsh
 
'''búsing''' -ss-
 
'''business''' *bízniss, cf. '''bíz''', '''busy-ness''' ''being busy''
 
'''businessman''' one word, bíz-
 
'''bússed''' ''driven'' or '''búsed''' = '''búst''' ''bosom, broken''
 
'''busy''' bíz-
 
'''busybódy''' bíz-; one word
 
'''busy-ness''' ''busy'' cf. '''business''' ''matter'' - both bíz-
 
'''bútt''' ''head, joke, buttocks'' = '''bút''' ''however''
 
'''bútterfly
 
'''buŷ''' ''sell'' = '''bŷ''' ''preposition'' = '''bŷ-''' ''incidental'' = '''bŷe''' ''cricket'' = '''bî-''' ''two'' = '''bî''' ''bisexual''
 
'''bŷe-bye! 
 
'''bŷ-election
 
'''bŷ-product
 
'''Bÿrd''' ''person'' = '''bïrd''' ''fly''
 
'''Býzantîne''' *Bŷ-zántîne

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This page lists pronunciations of English words that begin with B. To see a different letter (or the main page) navigate with the table at the top.

B

B = bê is, bêe insect

bàa sheep BrE = bàr drink, chocolate, soap

baboôn

Bàch music = bách Welsh

báchelor unmarried = Bátchelor person

báckbiting one word

báckhand tennis

back-hánded ambiguous

bácklash one word

backyàrd one word

bád evil = báde asked

Baghdád BrE; AmE Bághdad Bágd-

bâil law, cricket = bâle hay, parachute

bâilie magistrate = Bâiley person (also Ôld Bâiley, London's law court)

bâit hook = bâte fury, restrain

bâize cloth = bâys bay

Bàli island = BrE bàrley beer

Bålkans cf. bálcony

båll game = båwl shout

ballerìna cf. pizzerìa

bállèt *bállây, cf. bállot

bàlm -àm

bàlmy sea = BrE bàrmy daft

Båltimore

báluster cf. bánister

banàl BrE; AmE bânal

banálity

banāna

bánd music = bánned ban

bándwagon one word

Bangkók cf. Háncóck - both -ngk-

bánish

Bàrbara

barbãrian

barbáric

bàrbecûe *bàrbeqûe

barcarólle or -óle

bàrd poet, bacon = bàrred bar

bãre naked = béãr animal, tolerate

bãrely

Bárenbŏim

bàrgaín *bàrgin

bàrley

bàr mítzvah

bàrnacle

báron nobleman = bárren bare = Bárron person

baróque BrE *bərók, AmE *barôke

bárrage -àzh BrE, AmE *bəràzh

bárrier

bàrtender

bâse basic = bâss treble, cf. báss fish = Báss person

bâses base -ssíz = bâsses music

bâsês basis -ssêez

bâsic -ss-

bâsin -ss-

bâsis -ssíss

bāsk sun = Bāsque people

bāsketball one word

báss fish = Báss person

bâss treble = bâse basic

bassoôn -ssoô-

bâste pour, sew = bâsed located

batállion cf. báttle

bâte anger, breath = bâit lure

bāth = Bāth city cf. bâthe swim, final e signifying voiced th

bátón - one t, cf. Pátton, Hátton etc.

báttlefield one word

Báx person = bácks back

bazàar *bəzàr, cf. bizàrre, í

Bà’ath party BrE = bāth water

bê is = bêe insect

bêach sand = bêech tree

bêad string = Bêde person

bêan eat = bêen was

béãr tolerate, animal = bãre naked, cf. bêer drink, hêar listen

bêat win, hit, rhythm = bêet sugar

bêater beat BrE = bêta Greek

bêátify saint cf. Sêáttle and beaûtify beauty

Bêatríce, Bêatrix, a as schwa: Bêə-

beau boyfriend = Bô Diddley

beaûty *byûty

because ó

Béchèt *Béshây

bêe insect = bê is

bêetle insect = Bêatle Beatles, cf. bêat rhythm

bêech tree = beâch sand

bêen was = bêan eat

bêer drink = bìêr coffin

bêet sugar = bêat hit

Bèethôven *Bâitovən

behêmoth

Bèijíng - j not zh sound

bêíng cf. Bíng

Beirût *Bây-roôt

Belarûs - one would expect this post-Soviet word (once literally rendered as ‘White Russia’) to regularize to ‘Bélarəs’, with the u as schwa, but this hasn’t happened; the most common alternative is still Belarùs, and one even hears the plainly Russian-influenced *Byéla-rûs and *Byéla-rùs

Bélfāst

Bélgium *Béljəm

belîe cf. relŷ, belŷing, lîe

belìêve

béllicôse

bellígerent -j-

béllow shout, bellows cf. belôw under

Bénaud *Bénnô

bénefit

benévolent

Benìn

Beninêse

bérèt *bérrây

bërk insult = Bürke person

Bërkelêy California cf. Bàrclaỳ person = BrE Berkeley person

Bërkshîre AmE; BrE *Bàkshə, as with bàrk dog, tree Bàrking town

Berlín

bérry fruit = bury ground = Bury town

bërth ship = bïrth born

bêta BrE; AmE bèta

Bétjeman *Bétcheman

bewíldered BrE *biwíldəd, AmE *bêwíldərd

bezìque *bəzêek

Bhutàn

Bhutanêse

Bhùtto (not 'Boôto')

bî- two = bŷ preposition = bŷ- extra = bŷe cricket, goodbye = buŷ sell = bî bisexual

bîas

bîased *bŷəst

bìdet *bêedây

bìêr corpse = bêer drink

bígot

Bíllie female = Bílly male = bílly goat

bîô-

biógraphy

biólogy

Bïrmingham *Bïrmingəm, g not sounded separately

bïrthplace one word

bíscuit *bísket, cf. bāsket

bîson cf. bâsin

bîte food = bŷte computer = bîght loop

bizàrre *bízàr, cf. bazàar *bəzàr

bláckmail

blānch white = Blānche person

blancmange *bləmónzh

blãre noise = Blãir person

bléssed *blést; but mostly as attributive adj: a *bléssíd thíng

blóc grouping = blóck prevent, wood, building

blónd male person, male and female adjective = blónde female person

blòodstained one word

blòodthirsty one word

blûe colour = bleŵ blow

blürred cf. cûred

bŏard wooden, directors = bŏred boring, cf. brŏad wide

bôast

bôat

Boàteng Bwà-

Bôeing person = bôwing music

Boer *Bùer

bôgey golf, ghost = bôgie trolley, truck = Bôgey Bogart

bôld brave = bôwled bowl

Bóllywood

bôlt metal = Bôlt = Bôult persons

Bólton city, person = Bôulton person

bómb *bóm

Bombây

bómbing *bómming

bôna fîdê

bonhomìê *bónə-mêe

boôgie-woôgie

boòkcase one word: extended k sound

boòkkeeper one word: extended k sound

boôst

boôze drink = boôs boo

Bŏrdeaux *Bŏrdô, cf. Bardôt, *Bardô

bŏre boring, carried bŏar animal = bŏor rude

bŏred boring = bŏard wooden, directors

bŏredom *bŏrdum

Bŏrgia *Bŏrjə

bŏrn birth = bŏrne wind = bŏurn stream

bòrough town BrE -rə, AmE = búrrow earth

bosom *bùzəm

bôth

boûgainvillea *bûgənvília

bòugh tree = bòw low, ship

bôulder rock = bôlder bold

Boulogne *Bəlŏin

böurbon

bŏurgeois bŏrzhwà

bourgeoisìê bŏrzhwà-zêe

bŏurne stream = bŏrn birth = bŏrne carried

Bŏurnemouth *Bŏrnməth

bòw low, ship = bòugh tree = bôw knot

bòwel

bòwer tree = bàuer euchre

bôwl all meanings

bóxing sport = Bóxing Day

búffalo animal = Búffalo America

brâin head cf. Brîan person

brâinwash one word

Brasília with an s

Brazíl with a z

bréad food = bréd breed

breâk smash, interval = brâke car

breâkaway adjective cf. breâk awây verb

breâkdown noun cf. breâk dòwn verb

breâkthroûgh noun *brâkethrû; cf. breâk throûgh verb

bréakfast

bréath noun unvoiced th, brêathe verb voiced th, cf. mòuth, same noun-verb distinction in pronunciation of the th, but always the same spelling

bréathtaking one word

bréd breed = bréad food

brêed animal cf. bréad food

bréthren -dhrən

Brîan = Brŷan cf. brâin, O’Brîen (one is more likely to meet a Brian O'Brien than a Brien O'Brian)

brìêf

brîght -ît

Brísbane *Brízbən

Brítain country -tən; = Bríton citizen, Brítten, Brítton, Bríttain persons

Bríttany France ≈ Brítney person

Brno has a stressed schwa: *Brəno

brŏad cf. bŏard

bróccolì *bróckəlêy

Brómwich *Brómmidge

Bróntê, sometimes written Brontë

broôch pin AmE; BrE = brôach speak

broôm sweep = brûme mist

bróthel unvoiced th

bròther voiced th

Bròúgh *Brúff

broûgham carriage = broôm sweep - or gha as schwa, broôəm

broûhàhà

Brûges = Brûgge *Brûzh

brûise contusion *brûze = breŵs beer

Bruneî

Brunél

Brússels

Bucharést Bùka-

Budapést Bùda-

Bùddha -ùdə

Bùddhist -ùdi-

Buénos Aîres Argentina –ríz or Ãires *Ãríz, cf. Ãries Ram

bùffèt eat *bùffây

búffet hit, t sounded

buffoôn -ffoô-

buíld *bíld

buílding *bílding

Bulgãria

bùll

bùlletin

búllshit one word

buŏy sea = bŏy child

buŏyant *bŏyant

bürden load = Bürdon person

bûreau *byûrô, plural bûreaux, *bûrôz, cf. pólitburo

bureaucracy *byûrócracy, *beaûrócracy

bürger hamburger = bürgher business = Bërger person

bürgeoning

bürn fire = Bÿrne name

bürqa

búrrow ground = AmE bòrôugh town cf. Búrrôughs person

bús transport = búss kiss

búsed driven or bússed = búst bosom, broke

búses plural, verb *bússes

bùsh

búsing -ss-

business *bízniss, cf. bíz, busy-ness being busy

businessman one word, bíz-

bússed driven or búsed = búst bosom, broken

busy bíz-

busybódy bíz-; one word

busy-ness busy cf. business matter - both bíz-

bútt head, joke, buttocks = bút however

bútterfly

buŷ sell = bŷ preposition = bŷ- incidental = bŷe cricket = bî- two = bî bisexual

bŷe-bye!

bŷ-election

bŷ-product

Bÿrd person = bïrd fly

Býzantîne *Bŷ-zántîne

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