/dʒ/ as in "jar"

/dʒ/ is a voiced postalveolar affricate of General American English, as in "jar" and "juice." To produce it, stop /d/ release into fricative /ʒ/. Phoneme provides native-speaker audio and minimal-pair contrasts so learners can hear and practice this consonant.

How to make /dʒ/

voiced postalveolar affricate — stop /d/ release into fricative /ʒ/.

Sounds that learners confuse with /dʒ/

• /dʒ/ vs /tʃ/ — /tʃ/ as in "chair"
• /dʒ/ vs /j/ — /j/ as in "yo-yo"

Minimal pairs for /dʒ/

/dʒ/ vs /tʃ/

/dʒ/	/tʃ/
gin	chin
jeep	cheap
jeer	cheer
Jane	chain
joke	choke
jest	chest
jar	char

/dʒ/ vs /j/

/dʒ/	/j/
jet	yet
jam	yam
jell	yell
jack	yak
jeer	year
joke	yoke
jot	yacht
juice	use