Common English words with the "j (judge)" sound (IPA dʒ)

Common English words with this sound

j (judge)

A CEFR-graded selection of the most common words that include this phoneme, sorted by learner level (A1 first). Both GA and RP shown when they differ. Tap Listen for audio.

Word GA RP Level Listen
age /eɪdʒ/ A1
bridge /brɪdʒ/ A1
change /tʃeɪndʒ/ A1
college /ˈkɑlɪdʒ/ /ˈkɒlɪdʒ/ A1
engineer /ˌɛndʒəˈnɪr/ /ˌendʒəˈnɪə/ A1
enjoy /ɪnˈdʒɔɪ/ A1
G /dʒi/ /dʒiː/ A1
garbage /ˈɡɑrbɪdʒ/ /ˈɡɑːbɪdʒ/ A1
imagine /ɪˈmædʒɪn/ A1
J /dʒeɪ/ A1
jacket /ˈdʒækɪt/ A1
january /ˈdʒænjuˌɛri/ /ˈdʒænjuəri/ A1
jeans /dʒinz/ /dʒiːnz/ A1
jet /dʒɛt/ /dʒet/ A1
job /dʒɑb/ /dʒɒb/ A1
join /dʒɔɪn/ A1
judge /dʒʌdʒ/ A1
juice /dʒus/ /dʒuːs/ A1
july /dʒuˈlaɪ/ A1
jump /dʒʌmp/ A1

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