How to pronounce “beginning”
Say “beginning” in 3 beats
beginning
/bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /bɪɡɪnɪŋ/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- begbɪ
- inɡɪstress
- ningnɪŋ
- IPA (American)
- /bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ/
- IPA (British)
- /bɪɡɪnɪŋ/
- Respelling
- bi-GI-ning
- Syllables
- 3 — beg-IN-ning
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: beg-IN-ning. “in” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb, adjective
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ/
/bɪɡɪnɪŋ/
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What “beginning” means
- noun
the event consisting of the start of something
“the beginning of the war”
- noun
the time at which something is supposed to begin
“they got an early start”
- noun
the first part or section of something
“`It was a dark and stormy night' is a hackneyed beginning for a story”
Say it in a sentence
“The story starts at the very beginning of the war.”The sounds inside this word
Each sound has its own page: where the tongue goes, what it is usually confused with, and words to drill it on.
“beginning”, answered
How do you pronounce “beginning”?
“beginning” is pronounced /bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ/ (bi-GI-ning) in American English and /bɪɡɪnɪŋ/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “in”. Build it as beg-IN-ning, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “beginning” have?
3: beg · in · ning. The beat lands on the second, “in”.
Is “beginning” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ/ (bi-GI-ning); British English says /bɪɡɪnɪŋ/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “beginning” mean?
As a noun: the event consisting of the start of something For example: “the beginning of the war” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “beginning”?
Stress the second syllable: beg-IN-ning. “in” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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