How to pronounce strange in American English

IPA /streɪndʒ/ Syllables 1 · straynj Stress 1st syllable

STRAYNJ

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Americans pronounce strange as STRAYNJ (/streɪndʒ/). You'll hear it in sentences like "I had a strange dream last night" or "I heard a strange story yesterday" — more examples below.

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Every sound in "strange".

1 syllable, 6 sounds. Explore each sound's mouth shape and how it's made.

s/s/

Place your tongue tip near the roof of your mouth behind your top teeth. Push air through the narrow gap. No voicing.

t/t/

Touch the tip or front edge of your tongue to the roof of your mouth just behind your teeth. Keep your jaw relaxed. Stop the air, then release with a puff.

r/r/

Curl or bunch your tongue without letting the tip touch the roof of your mouth. Brace the sides of your tongue against your upper back teeth, and round your lips slightly.

ay/eɪ/

Start with your jaw slightly open and the front of your tongue forward and slightly up. Glide upward, your jaw closes a little more and your tongue arches higher toward the roof of the mouth.

n/n/

Touch the tip or front edge of your tongue to the roof of your mouth behind your teeth. Air flows through your nose.

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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"I had a strange dream last night."

ahy had uh STRAYNJ DREEM last NAHYT

"I heard a strange story yesterday."

ahy HURD uh STRAYNJ STOR·ee YEH·ster·day

"The crazy lady made a strange claim about the baby."

dhuh KRAY·zee LAY·dee MAYD uh STRAYNJ KLAYM uh·BOWT dhuh BAY·bee

"The deep sea is home to many strange and bioluminescent creatures."

dhuh DEEP SEE ihz HOHM tuh MEH·nee STRAYNJ and bahy·oh·loo·muh·NEH·suhnt KREE·cherz

"The dishwasher has been making a strange noise lately."

dhuh DIHSH·wah·sher huhz bihn MAY·kuhng uh STRAYNJ NOYZ LAYT·lee

"What is that strange object on the table?"

WUHT ihz DHAT STRAYNJ AHB·jehkt ahn dhuh TAY·buhl

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Is the American pronunciation of "strange" 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 "STRAYNJ" reflects the casual American form; British dictionaries typically print a citation form with crisper consonants and different vowel choices.