/ʒ/
consonant · voiced
as in vision
How to make the /ʒ/ sound
voiced voiceless
- 1Same position as SH, voice on.
- 2A soft buzz — the middle sound of "measure".
- 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.
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Practice words with /ʒ/
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