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How to pronounce scags

Say it like SKAGZ. Scags is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/skæɡz/SKAGZ
UK British/skæɡz/SKAGZ
  • SKAGZ
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Scags pronunciation, sound by sound

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

American vs British pronunciation of scags

American and British speakers say scags in essentially the same way: /skæɡz/ in the US and /skæɡz/ in the UK.

British respelling: SKAGZ.

What does scags mean?

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

Questions about saying scags

How do you pronounce scags?

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

How many syllables are in scags?

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

Do Americans and Brits say scags the same way?

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

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