How To Pronounce Aged
aged
stress changesAged has more than one pronunciation, depending on how it is used.
Adjective. It is /ˈeɪ.dʒɪd/ in British English and /ˈeɪ.dʒɪd/ in American English with the main stress on the first syllable.
Past form of the verb, as in "aged ten". It is /eɪdʒd/ in British English and /eɪdʒd/ in American English.
Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.
Syllables, Stress And Endings
Syllables And Stress (Adjective)
Aged has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Oo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Syllables And Stress (Past form of the verb, as in "aged ten")
Aged has one syllable in British English.
Questions About Aged
How do you pronounce aged in British English?
Adjective, /ˈeɪ.dʒɪd/. Past form of the verb, as in "aged ten", /eɪdʒd/.
How do you pronounce aged in American English?
Adjective, /ˈeɪ.dʒɪd/. Past form of the verb, as in "aged ten", /eɪdʒd/.
How many syllables are in aged?
Aged has two syllables, /eɪ/ + /dʒɪd/.
Where is the stress in aged?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /eɪ/.
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