Pronunciation

How to 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”.
The sound

Say “dosage” in 2 beats

Say it like this

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.

2 beats
  1. doʊdoʊstress
  2. 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
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ˈdoʊsədʒ/

British

/dəʊsɪdʒ/

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Meaning

What “dosage” means

  1. noun

    the quantity of an active agent (substance or radiation) taken in or absorbed at any one time

  2. noun

    a measured portion of medicine taken at any one time

Say it in a sentence

The dosage depends on weight rather than age.
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

5 sounds, in the order you say them

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Questions

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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