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How to pronounce brats

Say it like BRATS. Brats is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/bræts/BRATS
UK British/bræts/BRATS
  • BRATS
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Brats pronunciation, sound by sound

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

American vs British pronunciation of brats

American and British speakers say brats in essentially the same way: /bræts/ in the US and /bræts/ in the UK.

British respelling: BRATS.

What does brats mean?

noun
  1. plural of brat How to pronounce brat
verb
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of brat How to pronounce brat

Words that rhyme with brats

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Questions about saying brats

How do you pronounce brats?

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

How many syllables are in brats?

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

Do Americans and Brits say brats the same way?

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

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