How To Pronounce Merge

merge

Phonemic

/mɜːdʒ/

Phonetic

[mɜːʴdʒ]

Phonemic

/mɝːdʒ/

In British English, merge is pronounced /mɜːdʒ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [mɜːʴdʒ]. In American English, it is pronounced /mɝːdʒ/.

Merge 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

mɜːdʒ

Merge has one syllable in British English.

merge + -s

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

/ˈmɜː.dʒɪz/

/ˈmɝː.dʒɪz/

merge + -ed

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

/mɜːdʒd/

/mɝːdʒd/

merge + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/ˈmɜː.dʒɪŋ/

/ˈmɝː.dʒɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Merge

Questions About Merge

How do you pronounce merge in British English?

In British English, merge is pronounced /mɜːdʒ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [mɜːʴdʒ].

How do you pronounce merge in American English?

In American English, merge is pronounced /mɝːdʒ/.

Do British and American English pronounce merge the same way?

No. British English has /mɜːdʒ/ and American English has /mɝːdʒ/.

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