How to pronounce edge in American English

IPA /ɛdʒ/ Syllables 1 · ehj Stress 1st syllable

EHJ

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Americans pronounce edge as EHJ (/ɛdʒ/). You'll hear it in sentences like "The soldier dodged the edge of the ledge".

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1 syllable, 2 sounds. Explore each sound's mouth shape and how it's made.

eh/ɛ/

Drop your jaw moderately. Touch the tongue tip behind the bottom front teeth and lift the mid-front part slightly toward the roof.

j/dʒ/

Touch the front of your tongue to the roof of your mouth, then release into a 'zh' position. Add vocal cord vibration.

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"The soldier dodged the edge of the ledge."

dhuh SOHL·jer DAHJD dhee EHJ uhv dhuh LEHJ

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Is the American pronunciation of "edge" different from British English?

American English uses different vowel shapes, a relaxed retroflex R, and connected-speech tricks like flap-T and glottal-stop T that British Received Pronunciation generally avoids. The respell "EHJ" reflects the casual American form; British dictionaries typically print a citation form with crisper consonants and different vowel choices.