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