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How to pronounce drags

Say it like DRAGZ. Drags is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/dræɡz/DRAGZ
UK British/dræɡz/DRAGZ
  • DRAGZ
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Drags pronunciation, sound by sound

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  1. DRAGZSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "a" in cat.

American vs British pronunciation of drags

American and British speakers say drags in essentially the same way: /dræɡz/ in the US and /dræɡz/ in the UK.

British respelling: DRAGZ.

What does drags mean?

noun
  1. plural of drag How to pronounce drag
verb
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of drag How to pronounce drag

Questions about saying drags

How do you pronounce drags?

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

How many syllables are in drags?

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

Do Americans and Brits say drags the same way?

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

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