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Word 291 of 545 · Food and drink

How to pronounce porridge

/ˈpɒrɪdʒ/ British English

PORij

2 beats (syllables). The strong beat is the first one.

✗ Many people say

porRIDGE

✓ Say

PORij

My tip

Stress the start: POR-ij.

In a sentence

I have porridge on cold mornings.

Now you say it

  1. Listen to me two or three times.
  2. Say it slowly, one beat at a time: POR-ij.
  3. Say the sentence at normal speed.

Questions

How do you pronounce porridge?

In British English, porridge is pronounced /ˈpɒrɪdʒ/. Say it like this: POR-ij. Stress the start: POR-ij.

How many syllables are in porridge?

When you say it, porridge has 2 syllables: POR-ij. The strong beat is the first one, POR.

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