How To Pronounce Bridge
bridge
UK
Phonemic
/brɪdʒ/
Phonetic
[brɪdʒ]
US
Phonemic
/brɪdʒ/
In British English, bridge is pronounced /brɪdʒ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [brɪdʒ]. In American English, it is pronounced /brɪdʒ/.
Bridge 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
brɪdʒ
Bridge has one syllable in British English.
bridge + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /ɪz/ after /s, z, ʃ, ʒ, tʃ, dʒ/.
UK
/ˈbrɪdʒ.ɪz/
US
/ˈbrɪdʒ.ɪz/
bridge + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/brɪdʒd/
US
/brɪdʒd/
bridge + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈbrɪdʒ.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈbrɪdʒ.ɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Bridge
Questions About Bridge
How do you pronounce bridge in British English?
In British English, bridge is pronounced /brɪdʒ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [brɪdʒ].
How do you pronounce bridge in American English?
In American English, bridge is pronounced /brɪdʒ/.
Do British and American English pronounce bridge the same way?
Yes. Both are /brɪdʒ/.
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