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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “baggage”

“baggage” is pronounced /ˈbæɡədʒ/ (BA-guhj) in American English and /baɡɪdʒ/ in British English, and /ˈbæɡɪdʒ/ is also accepted — 2 syllables, stressed on “bæ”.
The sound

Say “baggage” in 2 beats

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baggage

/ˈbæɡədʒ/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /baɡɪdʒ/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

2 beats
  1. bæbæstress
  2. ɡədʒɡədʒ
IPA (American)
/ˈbæɡədʒ/
IPA (British)
/baɡɪdʒ/
Also accepted
/ˈbæɡɪdʒ/
Respelling
BA-guhj
Syllables
2 — BÆ-ɡədʒ
Stress
Stress the first syllable: BÆ-ɡədʒ. “bæ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Part of speech
noun
Difficulty
Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ˈbæɡədʒ/

British

/baɡɪdʒ/

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Meaning

What “baggage” means

  1. noun

    cases used to carry belongings when traveling

  2. noun

    a worthless or immoral woman

  3. noun

    the portable equipment and supplies of an army

Say it in a sentence

“Our baggage went to Lisbon while we waited in Madrid.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

5 sounds, in the order you say them
bbæshort aɡgəschwadʒj

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Questions

“baggage”, answered

How do you pronounce “baggage”?

“baggage” is pronounced /ˈbæɡədʒ/ (BA-guhj) in American English and /baɡɪdʒ/ in British English, and /ˈbæɡɪdʒ/ is also accepted — 2 syllables, stressed on “bæ”. Build it as BÆ-ɡədʒ, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “baggage” have?

2: bæ · ɡədʒ. The beat lands on the first, “bæ”.

Is “baggage” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˈbæɡədʒ/ (BA-guhj); British English says /baɡɪdʒ/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “baggage” mean?

As a noun: cases used to carry belongings when traveling For example: “Our baggage went to Lisbon while we waited in Madrid.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “baggage”?

Stress the first syllable: BÆ-ɡədʒ. “bæ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.

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