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