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