How to pronounce brickbats
Say it like BRIK-bats. Brickbats has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (BRIK).
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- BRIK
- bats
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Brickbats pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- BRIKSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "i" in sit.
- batsGive this part a little weight. The vowel is the "a" in cat.
American vs British pronunciation of brickbats
American and British speakers say brickbats in essentially the same way: /ˈbrɪkˌbæts/ in the US and /ˈbrɪkbæts/ in the UK.
British respelling: BRIK-bats.
What does brickbats mean?
- Small rocky particles moving as a group in space, especially as forming rings around planets.
- plural of brickbat How to pronounce brickbat
- third-person singular simple present indicative of brickbat How to pronounce brickbat
Where does brickbats come from?
From brickbat + -s. The plural only sense (“small rocky particles moving as a group in space”) was coined by the Scottish physicist James Clerk Maxwell (1831–1879) and is used chiefly in reference to his writings.
Questions about saying brickbats
How do you pronounce brickbats?
Say BRIK-bats. The American pronunciation is /ˈbrɪkˌbæts/. In British English it is /ˈbrɪkbæts/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in brickbats?
Brickbats has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (BRIK). Broken into parts: BRIK · bats.
Do Americans and Brits say brickbats the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /ˈbrɪkˌbæts/ and the British form is /ˈbrɪkbæts/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.