How to pronounce wage
Say it like WAYJ. Wage is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.
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- WAYJ
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Wage pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- WAYJSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ay" in day.
American vs British pronunciation of wage
American and British speakers say wage in essentially the same way: /weɪdʒ/ in the US and /weɪdʒ/ in the UK.
British respelling: WAYJ.
What does wage mean?
- something that remunerates“wages were paid by check”“he wasted his pay on drink”
- carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns)“Napoleon and Hitler waged war against all of Europe”
Where does wage come from?
From Middle English wage, from Anglo-Norman wage, from Old Northern French wage, a northern variant of Old French gauge, guage (whence modern French gage), Medieval Latin wadium, from Frankish *waddī (cognate with Old English wedd), from Pr
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Words that rhyme with wage
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Questions about saying wage
How do you pronounce wage?
Say WAYJ. The American pronunciation is /weɪdʒ/. In British English it is /weɪdʒ/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in wage?
Wage is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: WAYJ.
Do Americans and Brits say wage the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /weɪdʒ/ and the British form is /weɪdʒ/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.