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