How to pronounce “becoming”
Say “becoming” in 3 beats
becoming
/bɪˈkʌmɪŋ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /bɪkʌmɪŋ/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- becbɪ
- omkʌstress
- ingmɪŋ
- IPA (American)
- /bɪˈkʌmɪŋ/
- IPA (British)
- /bɪkʌmɪŋ/
- Respelling
- bi-KU-ming
- Syllables
- 3 — bec-OM-ing
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: bec-OM-ing. “om” 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
American and British are not the same here
/bɪˈkʌmɪŋ/
/bɪkʌmɪŋ/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “becoming” means
- verb
enter or assume a certain state or condition
“He became annoyed when he heard the bad news”
- verb
undergo a change or development
“The water turned into ice”
- verb
come into existence
“What becomes has duration”
Say it in a sentence
“She dreamed of becoming a pilot since she was young.”“becoming”, answered
How do you pronounce “becoming”?
“becoming” is pronounced /bɪˈkʌmɪŋ/ (bi-KU-ming) in American English and /bɪkʌmɪŋ/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “om”. Build it as bec-OM-ing, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “becoming” have?
3: bec · om · ing. The beat lands on the second, “om”.
Is “becoming” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /bɪˈkʌmɪŋ/ (bi-KU-ming); British English says /bɪkʌmɪŋ/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “becoming” mean?
As a verb: enter or assume a certain state or condition For example: “He became annoyed when he heard the bad news” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “becoming”?
Stress the second syllable: bec-OM-ing. “om” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Now say “becoming” and see every sound
Record it once and sayit lines your audio up against the target sound by sound — what landed, what slipped, and what it sounded like instead.