How to pronounce legs in American English

IPA /lɛgz/ Syllables 1 · lehgz Stress 1st syllable
LEHGZ
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Americans pronounce legs as LEHGZ (/lɛgz/).

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"The intermission gave us a chance to stretch our legs."
dhee ihn·ter·MIH·shuhn GAYV uhs uh CHANS tuh STREHCH ar LEHGZ
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Is the American pronunciation of "legs" 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 "LEHGZ" reflects the casual American form; British dictionaries typically print a citation form with crisper consonants and different vowel choices.

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