/dʒ/ — the /dʒ/ sound
the /dʒ/ sound
Consonants · Affricates
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How to make it
Like /tʃ/, but voiced: a /d/ released into /ʒ/.
Pairs with /tʃ/ — same mouth shape, only the voicing differs.
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Words with this sound
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age
/eɪdʒ/
gym
/dʒɪm/
juice
/dʒuːs/
change
/tʃeɪndʒ/
enjoy
/ɪnˈdʒɔɪ/
huge
/hjuːdʒ/
large
/lɑːrdʒ/
danger
/ˈdeɪndʒər/
jacket
/ˈdʒæk.ɪt/
message
/ˈmɛsɪdʒ/
orange
/ˈɔːrɪndʒ/
village
/ˈvɪlɪdʒ/
Minimal pairs
Two words that differ by exactly one sound. Listen until you can tell them apart, then say them yourself.
- dʒ
jar
/dʒɑːr/
zczar
/zɑː(ɹ)/
- dʒ
jam
/ˈdʒæːm/
jyam
/jæm/
- dʒ
jump
/dʒʌmp/
ppump
/pʌmp/
- dʒ
jelly
/ˈdʒeli/
bbelly
/ˈbeli/
- dʒ
joy
/dʒɔɪ/
ttoy
/tɔɪ/
- dʒ
jelly
/ˈdʒeli/
ddeli
/ˈdɛli/
- dʒ
age
/eɪdʒ/
kache
/ˈeɪk/
- dʒ
juice
/dʒuːs/
ggoose
/ɡuːs/
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