Pronunciation

How to pronounce “lounge

“lounge” is pronounced /laʊndʒ/ (LOWNJ) — one syllable.
The sound

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lounge

/laʊndʒ/

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1 beat
  1. loungelaʊndʒ
IPA (American)
/laʊndʒ/
IPA (British)
/laʊndʒ/
Respelling
LOWNJ
Syllables
1 — lounge
Stress
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /laʊndʒ/ 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
Meaning

What “lounge” means

  1. noun

    an upholstered seat for more than one person

  2. noun

    a room (as in a hotel or airport) with seating where people can wait

  3. verb

    sit or recline comfortably

    He was lounging on the sofa

Say it in a sentence

We waited in the lounge until the flight was called.
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

4 sounds, in the order you say them

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Questions

lounge”, answered

How do you pronounce “lounge”?

“lounge” is pronounced /laʊndʒ/ (LOWNJ) — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /laʊndʒ/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.

How many syllables does “lounge” have?

One, despite the 3 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /laʊndʒ/ — a single beat.

What does “lounge” mean?

As a noun: an upholstered seat for more than one person For example: “We waited in the lounge until the flight was called.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “lounge”?

One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /laʊndʒ/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.

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