How to pronounce brown in American English
BROWN
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Americans pronounce brown as BROWN (/braʊn/).
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Why it sounds different
Why "brown" sounds like BROWN.
The "" at the end of "" flows directly into the vowel starting "" — the consonant migrates to the next word with no pause between. This is called the Consonant-to-Vowel Linking, how Americans glue words together so they sound like one phrase. It comes out as BROWN.
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"Look at the brown mouse."
LUUK uht dhuh BROWN MOWS
"She sautéed the onions until they were golden brown and fragrant."
shee sah·TAY EHD dhee UHN·yuhnz uhn·TIHL dhay wer GOHL·duhn BROWN and FRAY·gruhnt
"The public library building is big and brown."
dhuh PUH·bluhk LAHY·brair·ee BIHL·duhng uhz BIHG and BROWN
"The brown mouse was found on the ground outside."
dhuh BROWN MOWS wuhz FOWND ahn dhuh GROWND OWT·sahyd
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Is the American pronunciation of "brown" different from British English?
American English uses different vowel shapes, a relaxed retroflex R, and connected-speech tricks like flap-T and glottal-stop T that British Received Pronunciation generally avoids. The respell "BROWN" reflects the casual American form; British dictionaries typically print a citation form with crisper consonants and different vowel choices.
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