How To Pronounce Surge

surge

Phonemic

/sɜːdʒ/

Phonetic

[sɜːʴdʒ]

Phonemic

/sɝːdʒ/

In British English, surge is pronounced /sɜːdʒ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [sɜːʴdʒ]. In American English, it is pronounced /sɝːdʒ/.

Surge 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

sɜːdʒ

Surge has one syllable in British English.

surge + -s

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

/ˈsɜː.dʒɪz/

/ˈsɝː.dʒɪz/

surge + -ed

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

/sɜːdʒd/

/sɝːdʒd/

surge + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/ˈsɜː.dʒɪŋ/

/ˈsɝː.dʒɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Surge

Questions About Surge

How do you pronounce surge in British English?

In British English, surge is pronounced /sɜːdʒ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [sɜːʴdʒ].

How do you pronounce surge in American English?

In American English, surge is pronounced /sɝːdʒ/.

Do British and American English pronounce surge the same way?

No. British English has /sɜːdʒ/ and American English has /sɝːdʒ/.

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