How to pronounce “mortgage”
Say “mortgage” in 2 beats
mortgage
/ˈmɔɹɡɪdʒ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ˈmɔːɡɪdʒ/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- mɔɹmɔɹstress
- ɡɪdʒɡɪdʒ
- IPA (American)
- /ˈmɔɹɡɪdʒ/
- IPA (British)
- /ˈmɔːɡɪdʒ/
- Respelling
- MOR-gij
- Syllables
- 2 — MƆɹ-ɡɪdʒ
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: MƆɹ-ɡɪdʒ. “mɔɹ” 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
American and British are not the same here
/ˈmɔɹɡɪdʒ/
/ˈmɔːɡɪdʒ/
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Where “mortgage” goes wrong
- Often heard
“mort-GAYJ”
the t is silent and the stress is first: MOR-gij
What “mortgage” means
- noun
a conditional conveyance of property as security for the repayment of a loan
- verb
put up as security or collateral
Say it in a sentence
“They finally paid off the mortgage after twenty-two long years.”“mortgage”, answered
How do you pronounce “mortgage”?
“mortgage” is pronounced /ˈmɔɹɡɪdʒ/ (MOR-gij) in American English and /ˈmɔːɡɪdʒ/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “mɔɹ”. Build it as MƆɹ-ɡɪdʒ, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “mortgage” have?
2: mɔɹ · ɡɪdʒ. The beat lands on the first, “mɔɹ”.
Is “mortgage” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈmɔɹɡɪdʒ/ (MOR-gij); British English says /ˈmɔːɡɪdʒ/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “mortgage” mean?
As a noun: a conditional conveyance of property as security for the repayment of a loan For example: “They finally paid off the mortgage after twenty-two long years.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “mortgage”?
Stress the first syllable: MƆɹ-ɡɪdʒ. “mɔɹ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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