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