How To Pronounce Hinge
hinge
UK
Phonemic
/hɪndʒ/
Phonetic
[hɪ̃ndʒ]
US
Phonemic
/hɪndʒ/
In British English, hinge is pronounced /hɪndʒ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [hɪ̃ndʒ]. In American English, it is pronounced /hɪndʒ/.
Hinge 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
hɪndʒ
Hinge has one syllable in British English.
hinge + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /ɪz/ after /s, z, ʃ, ʒ, tʃ, dʒ/.
UK
/ˈhɪn.dʒɪz/
US
/ˈhɪn.dʒɪz/
Words That Rhyme With Hinge
Questions About Hinge
How do you pronounce hinge in British English?
In British English, hinge is pronounced /hɪndʒ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [hɪ̃ndʒ].
How do you pronounce hinge in American English?
In American English, hinge is pronounced /hɪndʒ/.
Do British and American English pronounce hinge the same way?
Yes. Both are /hɪndʒ/.
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