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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “amazing”

“amazing” is pronounced /əˈmeɪzɪŋ/ (uh-MAY-zing) in American English and /ɐmeɪzɪŋ/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “az”.
The sound

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Say it like this

amazing

/əˈmeɪzɪŋ/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɐmeɪzɪŋ/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

3 beats
  1. amə
  2. azmeɪstress
  3. ingzɪŋ
IPA (American)
/əˈmeɪzɪŋ/
IPA (British)
/ɐmeɪzɪŋ/
Respelling
uh-MAY-zing
Syllables
3 — am-AZ-ing
Stress
Stress the second syllable: am-AZ-ing. “az” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Part of speech
verb, adjective
Difficulty
Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/əˈmeɪzɪŋ/

British

/ɐmeɪzɪŋ/

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Meaning

What “amazing” means

  1. verb

    affect with wonder

    “Your ability to speak six languages amazes me!”

  2. verb

    be a mystery or bewildering to

    “This beats me!”

  3. adjective

    surprising greatly

    “she does an amazing amount of work”

Say it in a sentence

“The view from the summit was absolutely amazing after the climb.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

6 sounds, in the order you say them
əschwammeɪlong azzɪshort iŋng

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Questions

“amazing”, answered

How do you pronounce “amazing”?

“amazing” is pronounced /əˈmeɪzɪŋ/ (uh-MAY-zing) in American English and /ɐmeɪzɪŋ/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “az”. Build it as am-AZ-ing, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “amazing” have?

3: am · az · ing. The beat lands on the second, “az”.

Is “amazing” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /əˈmeɪzɪŋ/ (uh-MAY-zing); British English says /ɐmeɪzɪŋ/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “amazing” mean?

As a verb: affect with wonder For example: “Your ability to speak six languages amazes me!” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “amazing”?

Stress the second syllable: am-AZ-ing. “az” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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