How to pronounce “gauge”
Say “gauge” in one beat
gauge
/ɡeɪdʒ/
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- gaugeɡeɪdʒ
- IPA (American)
- /ɡeɪdʒ/
- IPA (British)
- /ɡeɪdʒ/
- Respelling
- GAYJ
- Syllables
- 1 — gauge
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /ɡeɪdʒ/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
Where “gauge” goes wrong
- Often heard
“GOWJ”
the au here is the vowel of day: GAYJ
What “gauge” means
- noun
a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.
- noun
accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared
- noun
the distance between the rails of a railway or between the wheels of a train
Say it in a sentence
“Check the fuel gauge before you set off across the desert.”“gauge”, answered
How do you pronounce “gauge”?
“gauge” is pronounced /ɡeɪdʒ/ (GAYJ) — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /ɡeɪdʒ/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “gauge” have?
One, despite the 3 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /ɡeɪdʒ/ — a single beat.
What does “gauge” mean?
As a noun: a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc. For example: “Check the fuel gauge before you set off across the desert.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “gauge”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /ɡeɪdʒ/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
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