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