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How to pronounce breaths

Say it like BRETHS. Breaths is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/brɛθs/BRETHS
UK British/brɛθs/BRETHS
  • BRETHS
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Breaths pronunciation, sound by sound

Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.

  1. BRETHSSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "e" in bed.

American vs British pronunciation of breaths

American and British speakers say breaths in essentially the same way: /brɛθs/ in the US and /brɛθs/ in the UK.

British respelling: BRETHS.

What does breaths mean?

noun
  1. plural of breath How to pronounce breath

Questions about saying breaths

How do you pronounce breaths?

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

How many syllables are in breaths?

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

Do Americans and Brits say breaths the same way?

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

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