Words starting with B (Page 1 of 2)
300 words, each linking to its full pronunciation page — casual-American respell, IPA, audio, and the connected-speech rules at play.
- babies BAY-beez
- baby BAY-bee
- back BAK
- background BAK-grownd
- backgrounds BAK-growndz
- backhand BAK-hand
- backpack BAK-pak
- backyard BAK-yard
- bacteria bak-TEER-ee-uh
- bacterial bak-TEER-ee-uhl
- bad BAD
- bag BAG
- bagels BAY-guhlz
- bagged BAGD
- bags BAGZ
- bail BAYL
- bailiff BAY-luhf
- bake BAYK
- baked BAYKT
- bakery BAY-kuh-ree
- baking BAY-kuhng
- balance BA-luhns
- balanced BA-luhnst
- balances BA-luhn-suhz
- balcony BAL-kuh-nee
- ball BAHL
- balloon buh-LOON
- balloons buh-LOONZ
- bamboo bam-BOO
- ban BAN
- banana buh-NA-nuh
- band BAND
- bands BANDZ
- bane BAYN
- bang BANG
- banging BANG-uhng
- bank BANGK
- banking BANG-kuhng
- bankruptcy BANG-kruhp-see
- bans BANZ
- bar BAR
- barbell BAR-behl
- barcelona bar-suh-LOH-nuh
- barely BAIR-lee
- barn BARN
- barnacles BAR-nuh-kuhlz
- barrel BA-ruhl
- barrier BA-ree-er
- barriers BA-ree-erz
- barry BA-ree
- base BAYS
- baseball BAYS-bahl
- based BAYST
- basement BAY-smuhnt
- bases BAY-suhz
- basic BAY-suhk
- basics BAY-suhks
- basis BAY-suhs
- basket BA-skuht
- basketball BA-skuht-bahl
- bass BAYS
- bat BAT
- batch BACH
- bath BATH
- bathroom BATH-room
- baton buh-TAHN
- batter BA-ter
- batteries BA-tuh-reez
- battery BA-tuh-ree
- batting BA-tuhng
- battle BA-tuhl
- be bee
- beach BEECH
- beads BEEDZ
- beaker BEE-ker
- bear BAIR
- beard BEERD
- beat BEET
- beater BEE-ter
- beautiful BYOO-tuh-fuhl
- beautifully BYOO-tuh-fuh-lee
- beauty BYOO-tee
- became buh-KAYM
- because buh-KUHZ
- beck BEHK
- become buh-KUHM
- becomes buh-KUHMZ
- becoming buh-KUH-muhng
- bed BEHD
- bedroom BEH-droom
- bedspread BEHD-sprehd
- bee BEE
- beehives BEE-hahyvz
- been bihn
- beer BEER
- beethoven BAY-toh-vuhn
- before buh-FOR
- began buh-GAN
- beggar BEH-ger
- begin buh-GIHN
- beginning buh-GIH-nuhng
- begins buh-GIHNZ
- behalf buh-HAF
- behaved buh-HAYVD
- behavior buh-HAY-vyer
- behind buh-HAHYND
- beige BAYZH
- being BEE-uhng
- belief buh-LEEF
- believe buh-LEEV
- believes buh-LEEVZ
- belonging buh-LAHNG-uhng
- belongs buh-LAHNGZ
- below buh-LOH
- belt BEHLT
- bench BEHNCH
- benched BEHNCHT
- benchmarks BEHNCH-marks
- bender BEHN-der
- beneficial beh-nuh-FIH-shuhl
- benefits BEH-nuh-fuhts
- best BEHST
- bet BEHT
- better BEH-ter
- between buh-TWEEN
- beware buh-WAIR
- bibliography bih-blee-AH-gruh-fee
- bicycle BAHY-suh-kuhl
- big BIHG
- bigger BIH-ger
- bike BAHYK
- biking BAHY-kuhng
- bill BIHL
- billions BIHL-yuhnz
- bin BIHN
- binding BAHYN-duhng
- bing BIHNG
- binge BIHNJ
- biodiversity bahy-oh-duh-VUR-suh-tee
- biographies bahy-AH-gruh-feez
- biography bahy-AH-gruh-fee
- biologists bahy-AH-luh-juhsts
- biology bahy-AH-luh-jee
- bioluminescent bahy-oh-loo-muh-NEH-suhnt
- biotechnology bahy-oh-tehk-NAH-luh-jee
- bipartisan bahy-PAR-tuh-zuhn
- bird BURD
- birdie BUR-dee
- birds BURDZ
- birdwatching BURD-wah-chuhng
- birth BURTH
- birthday BURTH-day
- birthdays BURTH-dayz
- bit BIHT
- bite BAHYT
- bitten BIH-tuhn
- bitter BIH-ter
- bizarre buh-ZAR
- black BLAK
- blast BLAST
- blaster BLA-ster
- blend BLEHND
- bless BLEHS
- blessed BLEHST
- blew BLOO
- blinded BLAHYN-duhd
- blinds BLAHYNDZ
- blisters BLIH-sterz
- bloc BLAHK
- block BLAHK
- blockbusters BLAHK-buhs-terz
- blockchain BLAHK-chayn
- blog BLAHG
- bloke BLOHK
- blood BLUHD
- bloom BLOOM
- blossoms BLAH-suhmz
- blow BLOH
- blue BLOO
- boar BOR
- board BORD
- boarding BOR-duhng
- boat BOHT
- bob BAHB
- body BAH-dee
- boil BOYL
- boiling BOY-luhng
- bold BOHLD
- bone BOHN
- bonsai BAHN-sahy
- book BUUK
- booked BUUKT
- books BUUKS
- bookshelf BUUK-shehlf
- bookstore BUUK-stor
- bookstores BUUK-storz
- boom BOOM
- booming BOO-muhng
- boost BOOST
- boosted BOO-stuhd
- boot BOOT
- boots BOOTS
- border BOR-der
- bore BOR
- bored BORD
- boring BOR-uhng
- born BORN
- borrow BAH-roh
- borrowed BAH-rohd
- boss BAHS
- boston BAH-stuhn
- botanical buh-TA-nuh-kuhl
- botany BAH-tuh-nee
- both BOHTH
- bother BAH-dher
- bothering BAH-dher-uhng
- bottle BAH-tuhl
- bottom BAH-tuhm
- bought BAHT
- bouldering BOHL-der-uhng
- bounce BOWNS
- bounced BOWNST
- bound BOWND
- boundaries BOWN-duh-reez
- bouquet boo-KAY
- bow BOW
- bowed BOWD
- bowl BOHL
- bowler BOH-ler
- box BAHKS
- boxer BAHK-ser
- boxes BAHK-suhz
- boxing BAHK-suhng
- boy BOY
- boys BOYZ
- brace BRAYS
- bracket BRA-kuht
- brackets BRA-kuhts
- brain BRAYN
- brainstorming BRAYN-stor-muhng
- brake BRAYK
- brakes BRAYKS
- brand BRAND
- brave BRAYV
- breached BREECHT
- bread BREHD
- break BRAYK
- breakdown BRAYK-down
- breakfast BREHK-fuhst
- breaking BRAY-kuhng
- breaks BRAYKS
- breath BREHTH
- breathe BREEDH
- breathed BREEDHD
- breathing BREE-dhuhng
- breathless BREHTH-luhs
- breathtaking BREHTH-tay-kuhng
- breed BREED
- breeze BREEZ
- brick BRIHK
- bridge BRIHJ
- brief BREEF
- briefing BREE-fuhng
- briefly BREE-flee
- bright BRAHYT
- brightens BRAHY-tuhnz
- brightly BRAHYT-lee
- brilliant BRIHL-yuhnt
- bring BRIHNG
- bringing BRIHNG-uhng
- brings BRIHNGZ
- broad BRAHD
- broadcast BRAHD-kast
- broadway BRAHD-way
- brochure broh-SHUUR
- brochures broh-SHUURZ
- broke BROHK
- broken BROH-kuhn
- brook BRUUK
- brother BRUH-dher
- brothers BRUH-dherz
- brought BRAHT
- brown BROWN
- browsing BROW-zuhng
- brush BRUHSH
- brutal BROO-tuhl
- bubbly BUH-blee
- buck BUHK
- buddy BUH-dee
- budget BUH-juht
- budgeting BUH-juh-tuhng
- buffay buh-FAY
- build BIHLD
- building BIHL-duhng
- builds BIHLDZ
- built BIHLT
- bulbs BUHLBZ
- bulletin BUU-luh-tuhn
- bully BUU-lee
- bumping BUHM-puhng