How To Pronounce Gorge

gorge

Phonemic

/ɡɔːdʒ/

Phonetic

[ɡʷɔːʴdʒ]

Phonemic

/ɡɔːrdʒ/

In British English, gorge is pronounced /ɡɔːdʒ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡʷɔːʴdʒ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɡɔːrdʒ/.

Gorge 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

ɡɔːdʒ

Gorge has one syllable in British English.

gorge + -s

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

/ˈɡɔː.dʒɪz/

/ˈɡɔːr.dʒɪz/

gorge + -ed

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

/ɡɔːdʒd/

/ɡɔːrdʒd/

gorge + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/ˈɡɔː.dʒɪŋ/

/ˈɡɔːr.dʒɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Gorge

Questions About Gorge

How do you pronounce gorge in British English?

In British English, gorge is pronounced /ɡɔːdʒ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡʷɔːʴdʒ].

How do you pronounce gorge in American English?

In American English, gorge is pronounced /ɡɔːrdʒ/.

Do British and American English pronounce gorge the same way?

No. British English has /ɡɔːdʒ/ and American English has /ɡɔːrdʒ/.

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