How To Pronounce Forage

forage

UK
Phonemic
/ˈfɒr.ɪdʒ/
Phonetic
[ˈfʷɒr.ɪdʒ]
US
Phonemic
/ˈfɔːr.ɪdʒ/

In British English, forage is pronounced /ˈfɒr.ɪdʒ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈfʷɒr.ɪdʒ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈfɔːr.ɪdʒ/.

Forage has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first 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

fɒrɪdʒ

Forage has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Oo, where O is the stressed syllable.

forage + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /ɪz/ after /s, z, ʃ, ʒ, tʃ, dʒ/.
UK
/ˈfɒr.ɪ.dʒɪz/
US
/ˈfɔːr.ɪ.dʒɪz/
forage + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/ˈfɒr.ɪdʒd/
US
/ˈfɔːr.ɪdʒd/
forage + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈfɒr.ɪ.dʒɪŋ/
US
/ˈfɔːr.ɪ.dʒɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Forage

Questions About Forage

How do you pronounce forage in British English?

In British English, forage is pronounced /ˈfɒr.ɪdʒ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈfʷɒr.ɪdʒ].

How do you pronounce forage in American English?

In American English, forage is pronounced /ˈfɔːr.ɪdʒ/.

How many syllables are in forage?

Forage has two syllables, /fɒr/ + /ɪdʒ/.

Where is the stress in forage?

The main stress is on the first syllable, /fɒr/.

Do British and American English pronounce forage the same way?

No. British English has /ˈfɒr.ɪdʒ/ and American English has /ˈfɔːr.ɪdʒ/.

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