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