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