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How to pronounce “voyage”

“voyage” is pronounced /ˈvɔɪədʒ/ (VOY-uhj) in American English and /vɔɪɪdʒ/ in British English, and /ˈvɔɪɪdʒ/ is also accepted — 2 syllables, stressed on “voyag”.
The sound

Say “voyage” in 2 beats

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voyage

/ˈvɔɪədʒ/

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

2 beats
  1. voyagvɔɪstress
  2. eədʒ
IPA (American)
/ˈvɔɪədʒ/
IPA (British)
/vɔɪɪdʒ/
Also accepted
/ˈvɔɪɪdʒ/
Respelling
VOY-uhj
Syllables
2 — VOYAG-e
Stress
Stress the first syllable: VOYAG-e. “voyag” 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

/ˈvɔɪədʒ/

British

/vɔɪɪdʒ/

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Meaning

What “voyage” means

  1. noun

    an act of traveling by water

  2. noun

    a journey to some distant place

  3. verb

    travel on water propelled by wind or by other means

    “The QE2 will sail to Southampton tomorrow”

Say it in a sentence

“The voyage took eleven days in fairly rough weather.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

4 sounds, in the order you say them
vvɔɪoyəschwadʒj

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Questions

“voyage”, answered

How do you pronounce “voyage”?

“voyage” is pronounced /ˈvɔɪədʒ/ (VOY-uhj) in American English and /vɔɪɪdʒ/ in British English, and /ˈvɔɪɪdʒ/ is also accepted — 2 syllables, stressed on “voyag”. Build it as VOYAG-e, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “voyage” have?

2: voyag · e. The beat lands on the first, “voyag”.

Is “voyage” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˈvɔɪədʒ/ (VOY-uhj); British English says /vɔɪɪdʒ/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “voyage” mean?

As a noun: an act of traveling by water For example: “The voyage took eleven days in fairly rough weather.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “voyage”?

Stress the first syllable: VOYAG-e. “voyag” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.

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