How To Pronounce Indulge

indulge

UK
Phonemic
/ɪnˈdʌldʒ/
Phonetic
[ɪ̃nˈdʌɫdʒ]
US
Phonemic
/ɪnˈdʌldʒ/

In British English, indulge is pronounced /ɪnˈdʌldʒ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃nˈdʌɫdʒ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɪnˈdʌldʒ/.

Indulge has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the second 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

ɪndʌldʒ

Indulge has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oO, where O is the stressed syllable.

indulge + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /ɪz/ after /s, z, ʃ, ʒ, tʃ, dʒ/.
UK
/ɪnˈdʌl.dʒɪz/
US
/ɪnˈdʌl.dʒɪz/
indulge + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/ɪnˈdʌldʒd/
US
/ɪnˈdʌldʒd/
indulge + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ɪnˈdʌl.dʒɪŋ/
US
/ɪnˈdʌl.dʒɪŋ/

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Questions About Indulge

How do you pronounce indulge in British English?

In British English, indulge is pronounced /ɪnˈdʌldʒ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃nˈdʌɫdʒ].

How do you pronounce indulge in American English?

In American English, indulge is pronounced /ɪnˈdʌldʒ/.

How many syllables are in indulge?

Indulge has two syllables, /ɪn/ + /dʌldʒ/.

Where is the stress in indulge?

The main stress is on the second syllable, /dʌldʒ/.

Do British and American English pronounce indulge the same way?

Yes. Both are /ɪnˈdʌldʒ/.

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