How To Pronounce Age
age
UK
Phonemic
/eɪdʒ/
Phonetic
[eɪdʒ]
US
Phonemic
/eɪdʒ/
In British English, age is pronounced /eɪdʒ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [eɪdʒ]. In American English, it is pronounced /eɪdʒ/.
Age has one syllable. British and American speakers say it the same way.
Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.
Syllables, Stress And Endings
Syllables And Stress
eɪdʒ
Age has one syllable in British English.
age + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /ɪz/ after /s, z, ʃ, ʒ, tʃ, dʒ/.
UK
/ˈeɪ.dʒɪz/
US
/ˈeɪ.dʒɪz/
age + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/eɪdʒd/
US
/eɪdʒd/
age + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈeɪ.dʒɪŋ/
US
/ˈeɪ.dʒɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Age
Questions About Age
How do you pronounce age in British English?
In British English, age is pronounced /eɪdʒ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [eɪdʒ].
How do you pronounce age in American English?
In American English, age is pronounced /eɪdʒ/.
Do British and American English pronounce age the same way?
Yes. Both are /eɪdʒ/.
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