How to pronounce hag
Say it like HAG. Hag is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.
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- HAG
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Hag pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- HAGSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "a" in cat.
American vs British pronunciation of hag
American and British speakers say hag in essentially the same way: /hæɡ/ in the US and /hæɡ/ in the UK.
British respelling: HAG.
What does hag mean?
- A witch, sorceress, or enchantress; a female wizard.
- A fury; a she-monster.
- A hagfish; one of various eel-like fish of the family Myxinidae, allied to the lamprey, with a suctorial mouth, labial appendages, and a single pair of gill openings.
- A small wood, or part of a wood or copse, which is marked off or enclosed for felling, or which has been felled.
- A marshy hollow, especially an area of peat lying lower than surrounding moorland, formed by erosion of a gully or cutting and often having steep edges.
- To cut or erode (as) a hag (a hollow into moorland).
Where does hag come from?
From Middle English hagge, hegge (“demon, old woman”), shortening of Old English hægtesse, hægtes (“harpy, witch”), from Proto-West Germanic *hagatussjā.
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Words that rhyme with hag
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Questions about saying hag
How do you pronounce hag?
Say HAG. The American pronunciation is /hæɡ/. In British English it is /hæɡ/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in hag?
Hag is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: HAG.
Do Americans and Brits say hag the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /hæɡ/ and the British form is /hæɡ/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.