How To Pronounce Lodge

lodge

Phonemic

/lɒdʒ/

Phonetic

[lʷɒdʒ]

Phonemic

/lɑːdʒ/

In British English, lodge is pronounced /lɒdʒ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [lʷɒdʒ]. In American English, it is pronounced /lɑːdʒ/.

Lodge has one 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

lɒdʒ

Lodge has one syllable in British English.

lodge + -s

-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /ɪz/ after /s, z, ʃ, ʒ, tʃ, dʒ/.

/ˈlɒdʒ.ɪz/

/ˈlɑː.dʒɪz/

lodge + -ed

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

/lɒdʒd/

/lɑːdʒd/

lodge + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/ˈlɒdʒ.ɪŋ/

/ˈlɑː.dʒɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Lodge

dodge

Questions About Lodge

How do you pronounce lodge in British English?

In British English, lodge is pronounced /lɒdʒ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [lʷɒdʒ].

How do you pronounce lodge in American English?

In American English, lodge is pronounced /lɑːdʒ/.

Do British and American English pronounce lodge the same way?

No. British English has /lɒdʒ/ and American English has /lɑːdʒ/.

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