How To Pronounce Injure

injure

Phonemic

/ˈɪn.dʒə/

Phonetic

[ˈɪ̃n.dʒəʴ]

Phonemic

/ˈɪn.dʒɚ/

In British English, injure is pronounced /ˈɪn.dʒə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈɪ̃n.dʒəʴ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈɪn.dʒɚ/.

Injure has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.

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

ɪndʒə

Injure has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Oo, where O is the stressed syllable.

injure + -s

-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.

/ˈɪn.dʒəz/

/ˈɪn.dʒɚz/

injure + -ed

-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.

/ˈɪn.dʒəd/

/ˈɪn.dʒɚd/

injure + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/. In UK English a linking /r/ is added because the spelling ends in -r.

/ˈɪn.dʒə.rɪŋ/

/ˈɪn.dʒɚ.ɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Injure

ginger

Questions About Injure

How do you pronounce injure in British English?

In British English, injure is pronounced /ˈɪn.dʒə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈɪ̃n.dʒəʴ].

How do you pronounce injure in American English?

In American English, injure is pronounced /ˈɪn.dʒɚ/.

How many syllables are in injure?

Injure has two syllables, /ɪn/ + /dʒə/.

Where is the stress in injure?

The main stress is on the first syllable, /ɪn/.

Do British and American English pronounce injure the same way?

No. British English has /ˈɪn.dʒə/ and American English has /ˈɪn.dʒɚ/.

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