Pronunciation

How to pronounce “package

“package” is pronounced /ˈpækədʒ/ (PA-kuhj) in American English and /pakɪdʒ/ in British English, and /ˈpækɪdʒ/ is also accepted — 2 syllables, stressed on “pæ”.
The sound

Say “package” in 2 beats

Say it like this

package

/ˈpækədʒ/

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

2 beats
  1. stress
  2. kədʒkədʒ
IPA (American)
/ˈpækədʒ/
IPA (British)
/pakɪdʒ/
Also accepted
/ˈpækɪdʒ/
Respelling
PA-kuhj
Syllables
2 — PÆ-kədʒ
Stress
Stress the first syllable: PÆ-kədʒ. “pæ” 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

/ˈpækədʒ/

British

/pakɪdʒ/

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Meaning

What “package” means

  1. noun

    a collection of things wrapped or boxed together

  2. noun

    a wrapped container

  3. noun

    (computer science) written programs or procedures or rules and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of a computer system and that are stored in read/write memory

    the market for software is expected to expand

Say it in a sentence

The whole package includes training and a year of support.
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

5 sounds, in the order you say them

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Questions

package”, answered

How do you pronounce “package”?

“package” is pronounced /ˈpækədʒ/ (PA-kuhj) in American English and /pakɪdʒ/ in British English, and /ˈpækɪdʒ/ is also accepted — 2 syllables, stressed on “pæ”. Build it as PÆ-kədʒ, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “package” have?

2: pæ · kədʒ. The beat lands on the first, “pæ”.

Is “package” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˈpækədʒ/ (PA-kuhj); British English says /pakɪdʒ/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “package” mean?

As a noun: a collection of things wrapped or boxed together For example: “The whole package includes training and a year of support.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “package”?

Stress the first syllable: PÆ-kədʒ. “pæ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.

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