How To Pronounce Scourge

scourge

Phonemic

/skɜːdʒ/

Phonetic

[skɜːʴdʒ]

Phonemic

/skɝːdʒ/

In British English, scourge is pronounced /skɜːdʒ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [skɜːʴdʒ]. In American English, it is pronounced /skɝːdʒ/.

Scourge 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

skɜːdʒ

Scourge has one syllable in British English.

scourge + -s

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

/ˈskɜː.dʒɪz/

/ˈskɝː.dʒɪz/

scourge + -ed

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

/skɜːdʒd/

/skɝːdʒd/

scourge + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/ˈskɜː.dʒɪŋ/

/ˈskɝː.dʒɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Scourge

Questions About Scourge

How do you pronounce scourge in British English?

In British English, scourge is pronounced /skɜːdʒ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [skɜːʴdʒ].

How do you pronounce scourge in American English?

In American English, scourge is pronounced /skɝːdʒ/.

Do British and American English pronounce scourge the same way?

No. British English has /skɜːdʒ/ and American English has /skɝːdʒ/.

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