English pronunciation · Words Starting with C
Carriage Pronunciation
Carriage is pronounced KA-rij, IPA /ˈkærɪdʒ/.
KA-rij
US /ˈkærɪdʒ/ · UK /ˈkærɪdʒ/
Syllables: KA · rij (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: A vehicle pulled by horses, a section of a passenger train, or the cost of transporting goods.
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Carriage in a Sentence
- They arrived by carriage in the opening scene.
- Our seats are in the fourth carriage.
- The price includes carriage to any UK address.
Common Mispronunciations of Carriage
Not ka-ree-AJ
Two beats, not three, and the -age ending is a quiet ij. The French pronunciation with a long a belongs to words English borrowed more recently.
Not KA-ryj
The two rs do not double the sound, but they do keep the first vowel short and clear before the ij.
Tip: Carriage, marriage and cabbage all finish on the same unstressed ij.
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