How To Pronounce Luggage
luggage
In British English, luggage is pronounced /ˈlʌɡ.ɪdʒ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈlʌɡ.ɪdʒ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈlʌɡ.ɪdʒ/.
Luggage has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first syllable. British and American speakers say it the same way.
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
Luggage 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.
Questions About Luggage
How do you pronounce luggage in British English?
In British English, luggage is pronounced /ˈlʌɡ.ɪdʒ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈlʌɡ.ɪdʒ].
How do you pronounce luggage in American English?
In American English, luggage is pronounced /ˈlʌɡ.ɪdʒ/.
How many syllables are in luggage?
Luggage has two syllables, /lʌɡ/ + /ɪdʒ/.
Where is the stress in luggage?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /lʌɡ/.
Do British and American English pronounce luggage the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈlʌɡ.ɪdʒ/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
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