How To Pronounce Urge

urge

Phonemic

/ɜːdʒ/

Phonetic

[ɜːʴdʒ]

Phonemic

/ɝːdʒ/

In British English, urge is pronounced /ɜːdʒ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɜːʴdʒ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɝːdʒ/.

Urge 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

ɜːdʒ

Urge has one syllable in British English.

urge + -s

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

/ˈɜː.dʒɪz/

/ˈɝː.dʒɪz/

urge + -ed

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

/ɜːdʒd/

/ɝːdʒd/

urge + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/ˈɜː.dʒɪŋ/

/ˈɝː.dʒɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Urge

Questions About Urge

How do you pronounce urge in British English?

In British English, urge is pronounced /ɜːdʒ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɜːʴdʒ].

How do you pronounce urge in American English?

In American English, urge is pronounced /ɝːdʒ/.

Do British and American English pronounce urge the same way?

No. British English has /ɜːdʒ/ and American English has /ɝːdʒ/.

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