How to pronounce hinge
Say it like HINJ. Hinge is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.
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- HINJ
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Hinge pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- HINJSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "i" in sit.
American vs British pronunciation of hinge
American and British speakers say hinge in essentially the same way: /hɪndʒ/ in the US and /hɪndʒ/ in the UK.
British respelling: HINJ.
What does hinge mean?
- A jointed or flexible device that allows the pivoting of a door etc.
- A naturally occurring joint resembling such hardware in form or action, as in the shell of a bivalve.
- A stamp hinge, a folded and gummed paper rectangle for affixing postage stamps in an album.
- To attach by, or equip with a hinge.
- To depend on something.
- The breaking off of the distal end of a knapped stone flake whose presumed course across the face of the stone core was truncated prematurely, leaving not a feathered distal end but instead the scar of a nearly perpendicular break.“The flake hinged at an inclusion in the core.”
Where does hinge come from?
From Middle English henge (“hinge”), from Old English *henġ or *henġe (“hinge”), from Proto-West Germanic *hangiju or *hangī; compare Old English *henġe- in henġeclif (“overhanging cliff”), Old English henġen (“hanging; that upon which a thing is hung”).
Words that rhyme with hinge
Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of hinge.
Questions about saying hinge
How do you pronounce hinge?
Say HINJ. The American pronunciation is /hɪndʒ/. In British English it is /hɪndʒ/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in hinge?
Hinge is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: HINJ.
Do Americans and Brits say hinge the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /hɪndʒ/ and the British form is /hɪndʒ/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.