How To Pronounce Strange
strange
UK
Phonemic
/streɪndʒ/
Phonetic
[str̥e͠ɪndʒ]
US
Phonemic
/streɪndʒ/
In British English, strange is pronounced /streɪndʒ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [str̥e͠ɪndʒ]. In American English, it is pronounced /streɪndʒ/.
Strange 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
streɪndʒ
Strange has one syllable in British English.
strange + -er
-er (comparative) is /ə/ in UK English and /ɚ/ in US English.
UK
/ˈstreɪn.dʒə/
US
/ˈstreɪn.dʒɚ/
strange + -est
-est (superlative) is always /ɪst/.
UK
/ˈstreɪn.dʒɪst/
US
/ˈstreɪn.dʒɪst/
Words That Rhyme With Strange
Questions About Strange
How do you pronounce strange in British English?
In British English, strange is pronounced /streɪndʒ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [str̥e͠ɪndʒ].
How do you pronounce strange in American English?
In American English, strange is pronounced /streɪndʒ/.
Do British and American English pronounce strange the same way?
Yes. Both are /streɪndʒ/.
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