j (judge)
/dʒ/
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- IPA
- /dʒ/
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Sample pronunciation audio — Open the full phoneme overview
Start with one sample audio file for affricates - /dʒ/.
Quick tip
Affricates start as plosives and release into fricatives.
Letters and IPA
Practice words
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job
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jump
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juice
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bridge
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age
Minimal pairs
- jeep / jeep/cheap
- gin / gin/chin
- joke / joke/yolk
- badge / badge/batch
How to produce this sound
Start with a stop like /d/, then release into /ʒ/. Your tongue touches just behind the tooth ridge, and your voice stays on.
Common mix-ups
- jeep / cheap
- joke / yolk
- gin / chin
- badge / batch
- jar / char
Closest comparison
job, jam, giant, bridge, orange
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