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