Branched-chain alkanes have lower values of ΔcH⊖ than straight-chain alkanes of the same number of carbon atoms, and so can be seen to be somewhat more stable.
bɹˈæntʃttʃˈeɪn ˈælkeɪnz hæv lˈoʊɚ vˈæljuːz ʌv dˈɛltək ˈeɪtʃ ðɐn stɹˈeɪttʃˈeɪn ˈælkeɪnz ʌvðə sˈeɪm nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv kˈɑːɹbən ˈæɾəmz, ænd sˌoʊ kæn biː sˈiːn təbi sˈʌmwʌt mˈoːɹ stˈeɪbəl.