"Marriage" is not spelled the way it sounds. Its pronunciation is /ˈmɛɹɪdʒ/ in IPA and it has 2 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents — the audio is the reliable guide for a word like this.
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/ˈmɛɹɪdʒ/
🇺🇸 IPA (US)
/mˈæɹɪdʒ/
🇬🇧 IPA (UK)
"marriage" has 2 syllables: marriage.
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"Marriage" is not spelled the way it sounds. Its pronunciation is /ˈmɛɹɪdʒ/ in IPA and it has 2 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents — the audio is the reliable guide for a word like this.
"Marriage" has 2 syllables.
The IPA transcription of "marriage" is /ˈmɛɹɪdʒ/.
Marriage: The state of being married. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
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