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How to pronounce kegs

Say it like KEGZ. Kegs is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/kɛɡz/KEGZ
UK British/kɛɡz/KEGZ
  • KEGZ
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Kegs pronunciation, sound by sound

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  1. KEGZSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "e" in bed.

American vs British pronunciation of kegs

American and British speakers say kegs in essentially the same way: /kɛɡz/ in the US and /kɛɡz/ in the UK.

British respelling: KEGZ.

What does kegs mean?

noun
  1. plural of keg How to pronounce keg
  2. Alternative spelling of kecks.
noun
  1. Clothes worn next to the skin, underneath outer clothing; underwear.
  2. A bit of clothing that covers the part of the body between the waist and the ankles or knees, and is dealt into a separate bit for each leg.
verb
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of keg How to pronounce keg

Words that rhyme with kegs

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Questions about saying kegs

How do you pronounce kegs?

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

How many syllables are in kegs?

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

Do Americans and Brits say kegs the same way?

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

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