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