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How to pronounce rogues

Say it like ROHGZ. Rogues is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/roʊɡz/ROHGZ
UK British/rəʊɡz/ROHGZ
  • ROHGZ
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Rogues pronunciation, sound by sound

Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.

  1. ROHGZSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "o" in go.

American vs British pronunciation of rogues

  • The long o starts further forward in British English, closer to "uh-oo" than the American "oh".

British respelling: ROHGZ.

What does rogues mean?

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

Questions about saying rogues

How do you pronounce rogues?

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

How many syllables are in rogues?

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

Is rogues pronounced differently in British English?

Yes. The long o starts further forward in British English, closer to "uh-oo" than the American "oh". The British form is /rəʊɡz/ (ROHGZ).

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