How To Pronounce Charge

charge

Phonemic

/tʃɑːdʒ/

Phonetic

[tʃɑːʴdʒ]

Phonemic

/tʃɑːrdʒ/

In British English, charge is pronounced /tʃɑːdʒ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [tʃɑːʴdʒ]. In American English, it is pronounced /tʃɑːrdʒ/.

Charge has one syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.

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

tʃɑːdʒ

Charge has one syllable in British English.

charge + -s

-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /ɪz/ after /s, z, ʃ, ʒ, tʃ, dʒ/.

/ˈtʃɑː.dʒɪz/

/ˈtʃɑːr.dʒɪz/

charge + -ed

-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.

/tʃɑːdʒd/

/tʃɑːrdʒd/

charge + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/ˈtʃɑː.dʒɪŋ/

/ˈtʃɑːr.dʒɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Charge

Questions About Charge

How do you pronounce charge in British English?

In British English, charge is pronounced /tʃɑːdʒ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [tʃɑːʴdʒ].

How do you pronounce charge in American English?

In American English, charge is pronounced /tʃɑːrdʒ/.

Do British and American English pronounce charge the same way?

No. British English has /tʃɑːdʒ/ and American English has /tʃɑːrdʒ/.

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