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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “lodging”

“lodging” is pronounced /ˈlɑdʒɪŋ/ (LAH-jing) in American English and /lɒdʒɪŋ/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “lod”.
The sound

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Say it like this

lodging

/ˈlɑdʒɪŋ/

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

2 beats
  1. lodlɑstress
  2. gingdʒɪŋ
IPA (American)
/ˈlɑdʒɪŋ/
IPA (British)
/lɒdʒɪŋ/
Respelling
LAH-jing
Syllables
2 — LOD-ging
Stress
Stress the first syllable: LOD-ging. “lod” 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
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ˈlɑdʒɪŋ/

British

/lɒdʒɪŋ/

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Meaning

What “lodging” means

  1. noun

    structures collectively in which people are housed

  2. noun

    the state or quality of being lodged or fixed even temporarily

    “the lodgment of the balloon in the tree”

  3. noun

    the act of lodging

Say it in a sentence

“Their lodging for the night was a draughty old barn.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

5 sounds, in the order you say them
llɑahdʒjɪshort iŋng

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Questions

“lodging”, answered

How do you pronounce “lodging”?

“lodging” is pronounced /ˈlɑdʒɪŋ/ (LAH-jing) in American English and /lɒdʒɪŋ/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “lod”. Build it as LOD-ging, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “lodging” have?

2: lod · ging. The beat lands on the first, “lod”.

Is “lodging” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˈlɑdʒɪŋ/ (LAH-jing); British English says /lɒdʒɪŋ/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “lodging” mean?

As a noun: structures collectively in which people are housed For example: “Their lodging for the night was a draughty old barn.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “lodging”?

Stress the first syllable: LOD-ging. “lod” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.

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