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