Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

brey

/bɹˈeɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.85 in modern English

Syllables
brey
IPA
/bɹˈeɪ/
9
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To soften (leather) by twisting, scraping, etc.

Transitive verb

name

A surname.

Usage

Inflected Forms

breys (present, singular) breying (participle, present) breyed (participle, past) breyed (past) Breys (plural)

Derived Forms

breyite

Rhymes With

they way may day say one-way away play today pay stay re

Questions

How do you pronounce brey?
The recorded pronunciation is /bɹˈeɪ/.
What does brey mean?
To soften (leather) by twisting, scraping, etc.

How to pronounce brey

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