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How to pronounce gags

Say it like GAGZ. Gags is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/ɡæɡz/GAGZ
UK British/ɡæɡz/GAGZ
  • GAGZ
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Gags pronunciation, sound by sound

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

American vs British pronunciation of gags

American and British speakers say gags in essentially the same way: /ɡæɡz/ in the US and /ɡæɡz/ in the UK.

British respelling: GAGZ.

What does gags mean?

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

Questions about saying gags

How do you pronounce gags?

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

How many syllables are in gags?

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

Do Americans and Brits say gags the same way?

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

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