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Lego Pronunciation
Lego is pronounced LE-goh, IPA /ˈlɛgoʊ/.
LE-goh
US /ˈlɛgoʊ/
Syllables: LE · goh (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
proper noun: The Danish brand of interlocking plastic building bricks, and the bricks themselves.
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Lego in a Sentence
- The floor was covered in Lego.
- He built the whole bridge out of Lego.
- Lego has been made in Billund since 1949.
Common Mispronunciations of Lego
Not LEE-goh
The first vowel is short, the e of leg. The name comes from the Danish leg godt, meaning play well.
Not luh-GOH
Weight belongs at the front. Stressing the second syllable gives something closer to the Italian word for I read.
Tip: Two syllables: LE-goh. The company insists the plural is Lego bricks, not Legos.
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