Language
German
Unit
Konsonanten
IPA
/b/
Practice words
5

Sample pronunciation audio

Start with one sample audio file for plosive - /b/.

Quick tip

Plosives are made by blocking airflow and then releasing it suddenly.

Letters and IPA

Letters

b

/b/

Practice words

  • Buch

  • Baum

  • Brot

  • Bett

  • Blume

Minimal pairs

  • Bett / Pet
  • Bahn / Wahn
  • Brot / Brot
  • Bald / Wald
  • Biene / Diene

How to produce this sound

Press your lips together and release them suddenly while voicing. It's like the 'b' in 'book'.

Common mix-ups

  • Bett / Pet
  • Bahn / Bahn
  • Brot / Brot
  • Bald / Wald
  • Biene / Diene

Closest comparison

book, baby, big, blue, bed

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