How to pronounce “garage”
Say “garage” in 2 beats
garage
/ɡəˈɹɑʒ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ˈɡæɹɑːʒ/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- ɡəɡə
- ɹɑʒɹɑʒstress
- IPA (American)
- /ɡəˈɹɑʒ/
- IPA (British)
- /ˈɡæɹɑːʒ/
- Also accepted
- /ˈɡæɹɪdʒ/
- Respelling
- guh-RAHZH (UK GA-rahzh)
- Syllables
- 2 — ɡə-ɹⱭƷ
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: ɡə-ɹⱭƷ. “ɹɑʒ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ɡəˈɹɑʒ/
Stress on the second syllable, ending in the zh of measure.
/ˈɡaɹɑːʒ/
Stress on the first syllable; GA-rij is also common.
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Also accepted
/ˈɡæɹɪdʒ/Where “garage” goes wrong
- Often heard
“GA-rij everywhere”
American English stresses the second syllable; British English stresses the first.
What “garage” means
- noun
an outbuilding (or part of a building) for housing automobiles
- noun
a repair shop where cars and trucks are serviced and repaired
- verb
keep or store in a garage
“we don't garage our car”
Say it in a sentence
“The garage is too narrow for anything larger than a small car.”“garage”, answered
How do you pronounce “garage”?
“garage” is pronounced /ɡəˈɹɑʒ/ (guh-RAHZH (UK GA-rahzh)) in American English and /ˈɡæɹɑːʒ/ in British English, and /ˈɡæɹɪdʒ/ is also accepted — 2 syllables, stressed on “ɹɑʒ”. Build it as ɡə-ɹⱭƷ, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “garage” have?
2: ɡə · ɹɑʒ. The beat lands on the second, “ɹɑʒ”.
Is “garage” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ɡəˈɹɑʒ/ (guh-RAHZH (UK GA-rahzh)); British English says /ˈɡæɹɑːʒ/. Stress on the first syllable; GA-rij is also common. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “garage” mean?
As a noun: an outbuilding (or part of a building) for housing automobiles For example: “The garage is too narrow for anything larger than a small car.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “garage”?
Stress the second syllable: ɡə-ɹⱭƷ. “ɹɑʒ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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