How To Pronounce Purge

purge

Phonemic

/pɜːdʒ/

Phonetic

[pʰɜːʴdʒ]

Phonemic

/pɝːdʒ/

In British English, purge is pronounced /pɜːdʒ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pʰɜːʴdʒ]. In American English, it is pronounced /pɝːdʒ/.

Purge 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

pɜːdʒ

Purge has one syllable in British English.

purge + -s

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

/ˈpɜː.dʒɪz/

/ˈpɝː.dʒɪz/

purge + -ed

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

/pɜːdʒd/

/pɝːdʒd/

purge + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/ˈpɜː.dʒɪŋ/

/ˈpɝː.dʒɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Purge

Questions About Purge

How do you pronounce purge in British English?

In British English, purge is pronounced /pɜːdʒ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pʰɜːʴdʒ].

How do you pronounce purge in American English?

In American English, purge is pronounced /pɝːdʒ/.

Do British and American English pronounce purge the same way?

No. British English has /pɜːdʒ/ and American English has /pɝːdʒ/.

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