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