How to pronounce wedge
Say it like WEJ. Wedge is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.
- WEJ
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Wedge pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- WEJSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "e" in bed.
American vs British pronunciation of wedge
American and British speakers say wedge in essentially the same way: /wɛdʒ/ in the US and /wɛdʒ/ in the UK.
British respelling: WEJ.
What does wedge mean?
- One of the simple machines; a piece of material, such as metal or wood, thick at one edge and tapered to a thin edge at the other for insertion in a narrow crevice, used for splitting, tightening, securing, or levering.“Stick a wedge under the door, will you? It keeps blowing shut.”
- A piece (of food, metal, wood etc.) having this shape.“Can you cut me a wedge of cheese?”
- A five-sided polyhedron with a rectangular base, two rectangular or trapezoidal sides meeting in an edge, and two triangular ends.
- To support or secure using a wedge.“I wedged open the window with a screwdriver.”
- To force into a narrow gap.“He had wedged the package between the wall and the back of the sofa.”
- To pack (people or animals) together tightly into a mass.
- The person whose name stands lowest on the list of the classical tripos.
Where does wedge come from?
From Middle English wegge (“wedge”), from Old English weċġ (“wedge”), from Proto-West Germanic *wagi, from Proto-Germanic *wagjaz.
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Words that rhyme with wedge
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Questions about saying wedge
How do you pronounce wedge?
Say WEJ. The American pronunciation is /wɛdʒ/. In British English it is /wɛdʒ/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in wedge?
Wedge is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: WEJ.
Do Americans and Brits say wedge the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /wɛdʒ/ and the British form is /wɛdʒ/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.