Common English words with the "b" sound (IPA b)

b

Common English words with this sound

b

A CEFR-graded selection of the most common words that include this phoneme, sorted by learner level (A1 first). Both GA and RP shown when they differ. Tap Listen for audio.

Word GA RP Level Listen
about /əˈbaʊt/ A1
above /əˈbʌv/ A1
album /ˈælbəm/ A1
anybody /ˈɛniˌbɑɾi/ /ˈenibədi/ A1
B /bi/ /biː/ A1
baby /ˈbeɪbi/ A1
back /bæk/ A1
bad /bæd/ A1
bag /bæɡ/ A1
ball /bɑl/ /bɔːl/ A1
banana /bəˈnænə/ /bəˈnɑːnə/ A1
band /bænd/ A1
bank /bæŋk/ A1
bar /bɑr/ /bɑː/ A1
baseball /ˈbeɪsˌbɑl/ /ˈbeɪsˌbɔːl/ A1
basketball /ˈbæskətˌbɑl/ /ˈbɑːskətˌbɔːl/ A1
bat /bæt/ A1
bath /bæθ/ /bɑːθ/ A1
bathroom /ˈbæθˌrum/ /ˈbɑːθˌruːm/ A1
be /bi/ /biː/ A1

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