/ʒ/

consonant · voiced

The ZH (vision) Sound

as in vision

How to make the /ʒ/ sound

Voiced — vocal cords vibrate
voiced voiceless
  1. 1Same position as SH, voice on.
  2. 2A soft buzz — the middle sound of "measure".
  3. 3Never at the start of native English words; common in French borrowings.

⚠ The most common mistake

Hardening it to "j" ("garaj") or devoicing to "sh".

Especially tricky for speakers of: Spanish, Hindi, Arabic.

Practice: Record & Compare

Record yourself saying vision, then compare with the target. Your audio stays on this device — nothing is uploaded.

Practice words with /ʒ/

Tap the speaker to hear each word; tap the word for its full pronunciation page.

visionmeasuregarageusuallytelevisionpleasuremassagecamouflage

More consonants

/p/ pen/b/ bad/t/ tea/d/ did/k/ cat/g/ go/f/ fall/v/ very/θ/ think/ð/ this

See all 44 sounds of English →