Pronunciation

How to 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”.
The sound

Say “luggage” in 2 beats

Say it like this

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.

2 beats
  1. stress
  2. 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
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ˈlʌɡədʒ/

British

/lʌɡɪdʒ/

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Meaning

What “luggage” means

  1. noun

    cases used to carry belongings when traveling

Say it in a sentence

Our luggage arrived two days after we did.
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

5 sounds, in the order you say them

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Questions

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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