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