How To Pronounce Barge

barge

Phonemic

/bɑːdʒ/

Phonetic

[bɑːʴdʒ]

Phonemic

/bɑːrdʒ/

In British English, barge is pronounced /bɑːdʒ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [bɑːʴdʒ]. In American English, it is pronounced /bɑːrdʒ/.

Barge has one syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.

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

bɑːdʒ

Barge has one syllable in British English.

barge + -s

-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /ɪz/ after /s, z, ʃ, ʒ, tʃ, dʒ/.

/ˈbɑː.dʒɪz/

/ˈbɑːr.dʒɪz/

barge + -ed

-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.

/bɑːdʒd/

/bɑːrdʒd/

barge + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/ˈbɑː.dʒɪŋ/

/ˈbɑːr.dʒɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Barge

Questions About Barge

How do you pronounce barge in British English?

In British English, barge is pronounced /bɑːdʒ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [bɑːʴdʒ].

How do you pronounce barge in American English?

In American English, barge is pronounced /bɑːrdʒ/.

Do British and American English pronounce barge the same way?

No. British English has /bɑːdʒ/ and American English has /bɑːrdʒ/.

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