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