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