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