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