English pronunciation · Words Starting with W
Wagon Pronunciation
Wagon is pronounced WA-guhn, IPA /ˈwægən/.
WA-guhn
US /ˈwægən/ · UK /ˈwægən/
Syllables: WA · guhn (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: A vehicle with four wheels for carrying loads, pulled by animals or by hand.
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Wagon in a Sentence
- The farmer loaded hay onto the wagon.
- Each child pulled a little wooden wagon.
- He has been off the wagon since Christmas.
Common Mispronunciations of Wagon
Not WAY-guhn
The a here matches the one in bag, short and flat. A long ay turns it into something closer to the German Wagen.
Not wa-GON
Shout the WA and swallow what comes after it, since no round o survives in guhn.
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