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