English pronunciation · Words Starting with B
Braille Pronunciation
Braille is pronounced BRAYL, IPA /ˈbreɪl/.
BRAYL
US /ˈbreɪl/ · UK /ˈbreɪl/
Syllables: BRAYL (1 syllable)
noun; also verb: A writing system of raised dots read by touch, named after Louis Braille.
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Braille in a Sentence
- The lift buttons are labelled in braille.
- She learned braille in her fifties.
- A braille edition takes up eight volumes.
Common Mispronunciations of Braille
Not bruh-EEL
One syllable in English, rhyming with rail. The French surname has two, but the borrowed word flattened them into one.
Not BRAL
The ai is the long ay of pain, not the short a of pal.
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