How to pronounce Messages
Messages has 3 syllables. The stress is on the first syllable, "meh". Capital letters in the respelling show where the stress falls.
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Messages syllables
Messages has 3 syllables: MEH-suh-juhz.
- MEHmɛ
- suhsə
- juhzdʒəz
Two syllables: MES-ij-iz. The -es adds a syllable.
The -s ending adds a syllable, pronounced iz, because the base word ends in a hissing sound.
Sounds to watch
Weak syllables
The unstressed syllables use a short, relaxed uh (schwa). Rushing through them lightly is correct; giving them a full vowel sounds unnatural.
The ch and j sounds
Ch and j start with a full stop of the air (t or d) and release into sh or zh. Without the stop they collapse into sh and zh, and "cheap" becomes "sheep".
Messages in a sentence
- I have three unread messages from the client.
- Leave your messages with the front desk.
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What Speakeroo listens for
These are the pronunciation patterns from Speakeroo’s speech feature catalog that this target tends to expose. The check above reports the ones it hears.
- Final -s ending unclearUse the correct /s/, /z/ or /ɪz/ ending and keep it audible.
- Stress placed on the wrong syllableMake the correct syllable longer, clearer and more prominent.
- Final consonant devoicedKeep the vocal folds vibrating through voiced endings such as /b/, /d/, /g/ and /z/.
- Schwa not reducedRelax unstressed vowels toward a short neutral sound.
- /s/ and /z/ confusedContrast voiceless airflow for /s/ with vocal-cord vibration for /z/.
Questions
How do you pronounce messages?
Messages is pronounced /ˈmɛ.sə.dʒəz/, or MEH-suh-juhz in plain letters. It has 3 syllables and the stress falls on the first syllable, "meh".
How many syllables are in messages?
3: MEH-suh-juhz. The capital letters mark the stressed syllable.
How do you use messages in a sentence?
I have three unread messages from the client. Leave your messages with the front desk.
How is the ending of messages pronounced?
The -s ending adds a syllable, pronounced iz, because the base word ends in a hissing sound.
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