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How to pronounce jags

Say it like JAGZ. Jags is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/dʒæɡz/JAGZ
UK British/dʒæɡz/JAGZ
  • JAGZ
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Jags pronunciation, sound by sound

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

American vs British pronunciation of jags

American and British speakers say jags in essentially the same way: /dʒæɡz/ in the US and /dʒæɡz/ in the UK.

British respelling: JAGZ.

What does jags mean?

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

Questions about saying jags

How do you pronounce jags?

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

How many syllables are in jags?

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

Do Americans and Brits say jags the same way?

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

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