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