How To Pronounce Oblige

oblige

Phonemic

/əˈblaɪdʒ/

Phonetic

[əˈblaɪdʒ]

Phonemic

/əˈblaɪdʒ/

In British English, oblige is pronounced /əˈblaɪdʒ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [əˈblaɪdʒ]. In American English, it is pronounced /əˈblaɪdʒ/.

Oblige has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the second 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

əblaɪdʒ

Oblige has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oO, where O is the stressed syllable.

oblige + -s

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

/əˈblaɪ.dʒɪz/

oblige + -ed

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

/əˈblaɪdʒd/

oblige + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/əˈblaɪ.dʒɪŋ/

Questions About Oblige

How do you pronounce oblige in British English?

In British English, oblige is pronounced /əˈblaɪdʒ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [əˈblaɪdʒ].

How do you pronounce oblige in American English?

In American English, oblige is pronounced /əˈblaɪdʒ/.

How many syllables are in oblige?

Oblige has two syllables, /ə/ + /blaɪdʒ/.

Where is the stress in oblige?

The main stress is on the second syllable, /blaɪdʒ/.

Do British and American English pronounce oblige the same way?

Yes. Both are /əˈblaɪdʒ/.

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