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