How to pronounce “dosage”
Say “dosage” in 2 beats
dosage
/ˈdoʊsədʒ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /dəʊsɪdʒ/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- doʊdoʊstress
- sədʒsədʒ
- IPA (American)
- /ˈdoʊsədʒ/
- IPA (British)
- /dəʊsɪdʒ/
- Also accepted
- /ˈdoʊsɪdʒ/
- Respelling
- DOH-suhj
- Syllables
- 2 — DOƱ-sədʒ
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: DOƱ-sədʒ. “doʊ” 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
American and British are not the same here
/ˈdoʊsədʒ/
/dəʊsɪdʒ/
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What “dosage” means
- noun
the quantity of an active agent (substance or radiation) taken in or absorbed at any one time
- noun
a measured portion of medicine taken at any one time
Say it in a sentence
“The dosage depends on weight rather than age.”“dosage”, answered
How do you pronounce “dosage”?
“dosage” is pronounced /ˈdoʊsədʒ/ (DOH-suhj) in American English and /dəʊsɪdʒ/ in British English, and /ˈdoʊsɪdʒ/ is also accepted — 2 syllables, stressed on “doʊ”. Build it as DOƱ-sədʒ, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “dosage” have?
2: doʊ · sədʒ. The beat lands on the first, “doʊ”.
Is “dosage” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈdoʊsədʒ/ (DOH-suhj); British English says /dəʊsɪdʒ/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “dosage” mean?
As a noun: the quantity of an active agent (substance or radiation) taken in or absorbed at any one time For example: “The dosage depends on weight rather than age.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “dosage”?
Stress the first syllable: DOƱ-sədʒ. “doʊ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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