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How to pronounce brags

Say it like BRAGZ. Brags is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/bræɡz/BRAGZ
UK British/bræɡz/BRAGZ
  • BRAGZ
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Brags pronunciation, sound by sound

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  1. BRAGZSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "a" in cat.

American vs British pronunciation of brags

American and British speakers say brags in essentially the same way: /bræɡz/ in the US and /bræɡz/ in the UK.

British respelling: BRAGZ.

What does brags mean?

verb
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of brag How to pronounce brag

Questions about saying brags

How do you pronounce brags?

Say BRAGZ. The American pronunciation is /bræɡz/. In British English it is /bræɡz/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in brags?

Brags is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: BRAGZ.

Do Americans and Brits say brags the same way?

Almost exactly. The American form is /bræɡz/ and the British form is /bræɡz/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.

Pronunciation from CMUdict; meaning and origin adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).