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The IPA sound is spelled in English with either a letter j or a soft g.

The IPA sound (job, large) is similar to the ʒ sound (usual, visual).

 

Words where a dʒ sound is spelled with a letter j

just, justice, James, Juliet, job, join, jest, joke, jewel, ninja
banjo, adjust, major, objective, injury, injection, rejection, projection, project

 

Words where a dʒ sound is spelled with a soft g

image, age, agent, challenge, logic, arrange, large, angel, edge, Geoff,
generator, gentleman, hedge, ridge, badger, forge, sausage, Stonehenge

 

Compare IPA sounds dʒ (large)) and ʒ (explosion)

  • large, explosion
  • major, decision
  • logical, conclusion
  • objective, visual
  • justice, casual
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