PhonemaSounds

Phoneme ZH

How to pronounce /ʒ/ (ZH) in English

Similar to /ʃ/ but with voicing. vision, measure, genre are useful examples for locking in the sound.

How to articulate it

1

Position

Similar to /ʃ/ but with voicing.

2

Typical mistake

It is often confused with /ʃ/ or /j/.

3

Example words

vision · measure · genre

Typical error and minimal pairs

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Pair Example
measure mesh
vision vishen

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