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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “beverage”

“beverage” is pronounced /ˈbɛvɚɪdʒ/ (BE-vuh-ij) in American English and /bɛvəɹɪdʒ/ in British English, and /ˈbɛvɹɪdʒ/ is also accepted — 3 syllables, stressed on “bɛ”.
The sound

Say “beverage” in 3 beats

Say it like this

beverage

/ˈbɛvɚɪdʒ/

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

3 beats
  1. bɛbɛstress
  2. vɚvɚ
  3. ɪdʒɪdʒ
IPA (American)
/ˈbɛvɚɪdʒ/
IPA (British)
/bɛvəɹɪdʒ/
Also accepted
/ˈbɛvɹɪdʒ/
Respelling
BE-vuh-ij
Syllables
3 — BƐ-vɚ-ɪdʒ
Stress
Stress the first syllable: BƐ-vɚ-ɪdʒ. “bɛ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall 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

/ˈbɛvɚɪdʒ/

British

/bɛvəɹɪdʒ/

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Meaning

What “beverage” means

  1. noun

    any liquid suitable for drinking

    “may I take your beverage order?”

Say it in a sentence

“A hot beverage is included with every breakfast.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

6 sounds, in the order you say them
bbɛshort evvɚschwaɪshort idʒj

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Questions

“beverage”, answered

How do you pronounce “beverage”?

“beverage” is pronounced /ˈbɛvɚɪdʒ/ (BE-vuh-ij) in American English and /bɛvəɹɪdʒ/ in British English, and /ˈbɛvɹɪdʒ/ is also accepted — 3 syllables, stressed on “bɛ”. Build it as BƐ-vɚ-ɪdʒ, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “beverage” have?

3: bɛ · vɚ · ɪdʒ. The beat lands on the first, “bɛ”.

Is “beverage” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˈbɛvɚɪdʒ/ (BE-vuh-ij); British English says /bɛvəɹɪdʒ/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “beverage” mean?

As a noun: any liquid suitable for drinking For example: “may I take your beverage order?”

Where is the stress in “beverage”?

Stress the first syllable: BƐ-vɚ-ɪdʒ. “bɛ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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