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