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How to pronounce caged

Say it like KAYJD. Caged is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

VoiceSpeed
US American/keɪdʒd/KAYJD
UK British/keɪdʒd/KAYJD
  • KAYJD
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Caged pronunciation, sound by sound

Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.

  1. KAYJDSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ay" in day.

American vs British pronunciation of caged

American and British speakers say caged in essentially the same way: /keɪdʒd/ in the US and /keɪdʒd/ in the UK.

British respelling: KAYJD.

What does caged mean?

adjective
  1. Confined in a cage.
  2. Produced by birds confined in cages; not free-range.
  3. Resembling a cage.
verb
  1. simple past and past participle of cage How to pronounce cage

Words that rhyme with caged

Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of caged.

Questions about saying caged

How do you pronounce caged?

Say KAYJD. The American pronunciation is /keɪdʒd/. In British English it is /keɪdʒd/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in caged?

Caged is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: KAYJD.

Do Americans and Brits say caged the same way?

Almost exactly. The American form is /keɪdʒd/ and the British form is /keɪdʒd/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.

Pronunciation from CMUdict; meaning and origin adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).