How to pronounce “luggage”
Say “luggage” in 2 beats
luggage
/ˈlʌɡədʒ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /lʌɡɪdʒ/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- lʌlʌstress
- ɡədʒɡədʒ
- IPA (American)
- /ˈlʌɡədʒ/
- IPA (British)
- /lʌɡɪdʒ/
- Also accepted
- /ˈlʌɡɪdʒ/
- Respelling
- LU-guhj
- Syllables
- 2 — LɅ-ɡədʒ
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: LɅ-ɡədʒ. “lʌ” 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
American and British are not the same here
/ˈlʌɡədʒ/
/lʌɡɪdʒ/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “luggage” means
- noun
cases used to carry belongings when traveling
Say it in a sentence
“Our luggage arrived two days after we did.”“luggage”, answered
How do you pronounce “luggage”?
“luggage” is pronounced /ˈlʌɡədʒ/ (LU-guhj) in American English and /lʌɡɪdʒ/ in British English, and /ˈlʌɡɪdʒ/ is also accepted — 2 syllables, stressed on “lʌ”. Build it as LɅ-ɡədʒ, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “luggage” have?
2: lʌ · ɡədʒ. The beat lands on the first, “lʌ”.
Is “luggage” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈlʌɡədʒ/ (LU-guhj); British English says /lʌɡɪdʒ/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “luggage” mean?
As a noun: cases used to carry belongings when traveling For example: “Our luggage arrived two days after we did.”
Where is the stress in “luggage”?
Stress the first syllable: LɅ-ɡədʒ. “lʌ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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