'Ibuprofen' - how do you pronounce it?

I work in a shop, and a few days ago a lad came in and asked for some Ibuprofen. The conversation went a little like this...

Him: Can I have some Ibroofen please?
Me: What, sorry?
Him: Ibroofen.
Me: :eyeball:

Him: Ibroofen, y'know... tablets.
Me: Oh, you mean I-be-pro-fen?
Him: No... :eyeball:

Me: *grabs Ibuprofen* These?
Him: Yeah.
Me: :colonhash:

Turns out that 'Ibroofen' is a pretty common pronunciation of the word, although it strikes me as being totally wrong. It's not spelled that way at all.

The online dictionary advises: "ahy-byoo-proh-fen," which has us both wrong, but me significantly closer. He took a whole syllable out the word ffs.

So, how do you pronounce it? 'I-be-pro-fen,' 'Ibroofen,' or something even more crazy?

Reply 1

jennieec

1

I kinda change how I say it lol. I say how you've spelt it phonetically and also how you say it, but I've never heard 'Ibroofen'!

Reply 2

M4_Fanatic

1

I-bu- prof- en or more just brofen/ vitamin I :smile:

I-byou-pro-fen

Eye-bew-pro-fen

I B PRO FEN? Same as you

Reply 6

No Man

15

Eye-be-pro-fen. Sometimes eye-bew-pro-fen.

(edited 12 years ago)

Reply 7

smileybop

10

Ive always said i-ro-bru-fen.
oops :|

Reply 8

imperial maniac

16

Original post by scriggy

I work in a shop, and a few days ago a lad came in and asked for some Ibuprofen. The conversation went a little like this...

Him: Can I have some Ibroofen please?
Me: What, sorry?
Him: Ibroofen.
Me: :eyeball:

Him: Ibroofen, y'know... tablets.
Me: Oh, you mean I-be-pro-fen?
Him: No... :eyeball:

Me: *grabs Ibuprofen* These?
Him: Yeah.
Me: :colonhash:

Turns out that 'Ibroofen' is a pretty common pronunciation of the word, although it strikes me as being totally wrong. It's not spelled that way at all.

The online dictionary advises: "ahy-byoo-proh-fen," which has us both wrong, but me significantly closer. He took a whole syllable out the word ffs.

So, how do you pronounce it? 'I-be-pro-fen,' 'Ibroofen,' or something even more crazy?

I-be-pro-fen is the correct pronunciation , anyone who says otherwise needs to learn how to read.

Reply 9

24DJF

10

eye-boo-profen or eye-bew-profen.

Depends on my mood!

Reply 10

GooglyEyedMonster

13

My mother just calls it a Nurofen lols

Reply 11

vickyhunt

10

Hahahahaha, this is great xD

Reply 12

Annie72

17

I call it

eye-brew-pro-fen for everyone else/pharmacist or profen if I'm taking to my nursing friends

EDIT:
Have a box in the cupboard and I have been pronouncing it wrong for years it seems.I honestly thought they were called

IBRUPROFEN

but no they are not *hangs head in shame*.