How To Pronounce Forge

forge

Phonemic

/fɔːdʒ/

Phonetic

[fʷɔːʴdʒ]

Phonemic

/fɔːrdʒ/

In British English, forge is pronounced /fɔːdʒ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [fʷɔːʴdʒ]. In American English, it is pronounced /fɔːrdʒ/.

Forge 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

fɔːdʒ

Forge has one syllable in British English.

forge + -s

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

/ˈfɔː.dʒɪz/

/ˈfɔːr.dʒɪz/

forge + -ed

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

/fɔːdʒd/

/fɔːrdʒd/

forge + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/ˈfɔː.dʒɪŋ/

/ˈfɔːr.dʒɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Forge

Questions About Forge

How do you pronounce forge in British English?

In British English, forge is pronounced /fɔːdʒ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [fʷɔːʴdʒ].

How do you pronounce forge in American English?

In American English, forge is pronounced /fɔːrdʒ/.

Do British and American English pronounce forge the same way?

No. British English has /fɔːdʒ/ and American English has /fɔːrdʒ/.

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