How to pronounce eggs in American English

IPA /ɛgz/ Syllables 1 · ehgz Stress 1st syllable

EHGZ

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Americans pronounce eggs as EHGZ (/ɛgz/). You'll hear it in sentences like "Bag of eggs" or "I need to buy milk, eggs, and bread" — more examples below.

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Every sound in "eggs".

1 syllable, 3 sounds. Explore each sound's mouth shape and how it's made.

eh/ɛ/

Drop your jaw moderately. Touch the tongue tip behind the bottom front teeth and lift the mid-front part slightly toward the roof.

g/g/

Raise the back of your tongue to touch the soft palate. Add vocal cord vibration, then release.

z/z/

Same position as S, but add vocal cord vibration. Feel the buzz.

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"Bag of eggs."

BAG uhv EHGZ

"I need to buy milk, eggs, and bread."

ahy NEED tuh BAHY MIHLK EHGZ and BREHD

"I went to the store to buy some milk and eggs."

ahy wehnt tuh dhuh STOR tuh BAHY suhm MIHLK and EHGZ

"I whisked the eggs and milk together until they were smooth."

ahy WIHSKT dhee EHGZ and MIHLK tuh·GEH·dher uhn·TIHL dhay wer SMOODH

"Sea turtles lay their eggs on the sandy beach at night."

SEE TUR·duhlz LAY dhair EHGZ ahn dhuh SAN·dee BEECH uht NAHYT

"She bought fresh eggs from a local farm stand."

shee BAHT FREHSH EHGZ fruhm uh LOH·kuhl FARM STAND

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Is the American pronunciation of "eggs" different from British English?

American English uses different vowel shapes, a relaxed retroflex R, and connected-speech tricks like flap-T and glottal-stop T that British Received Pronunciation generally avoids. The respell "EHGZ" reflects the casual American form; British dictionaries typically print a citation form with crisper consonants and different vowel choices.