English pronunciation · Words Starting with E
Egg Pronunciation
Egg is pronounced EG, IPA /ˈɛg/.
EG
US /ˈɛg/ · UK /ˈɛg/
Syllables: EG (1 syllable)
noun: The oval object laid by a bird, used widely as food.
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Egg in a Sentence
- Boil the egg for six minutes.
- There is one egg left in the box.
- A blackbird's egg is a pale greenish blue.
Common Mispronunciations of Egg
Not AYG
Plenty of speakers across the American midwest and Canada do raise this vowel towards ay, but the dictionary form keeps the e of bed.
Not EK
The g at the close is voiced, with the vocal cords running right through it.
Tip: Egg replaced the older English ey in the 1400s, borrowed from Norse, and the plural eggs follows it.
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