soft g

English

Noun

soft g (plural soft gs)

1. (phonology) The "g" sound pronounced /dʒ/ as in "gem", "giraffe" and "generation" (or sometimes or /ʒ/ as in "genre"), as distinct from the hard g of "get" and "give".

Related terms

• soft c
• hard c
• hard g

Translations

Translations

• French: g doux (fr)

Anagrams

• Fogts