How to pronounce “booking”
Say “booking” in 2 beats
booking
/ˈbʊkɪŋ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /bʊkɪŋ/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
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- ingkɪŋ
- IPA (American)
- /ˈbʊkɪŋ/
- IPA (British)
- /bʊkɪŋ/
- Respelling
- BUU-king
- Syllables
- 2 — BOOK-ing
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: BOOK-ing. “book” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/ˈbʊkɪŋ/
/bʊkɪŋ/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “booking” means
- noun
employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time
“the play had bookings throughout the summer”
- noun
the act of reserving (a place or passage) or engaging the services of (a person or group)
“wondered who had made the booking”
- verb
engage for a performance
“Her agent had booked her for several concerts in Tokyo”
Say it in a sentence
“The band had one booking left before the tour ended.”“booking”, answered
How do you pronounce “booking”?
“booking” is pronounced /ˈbʊkɪŋ/ (BUU-king) in American English and /bʊkɪŋ/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “book”. Build it as BOOK-ing, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “booking” have?
2: book · ing. The beat lands on the first, “book”.
Is “booking” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈbʊkɪŋ/ (BUU-king); British English says /bʊkɪŋ/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “booking” mean?
As a noun: employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time For example: “the play had bookings throughout the summer” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “booking”?
Stress the first syllable: BOOK-ing. “book” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Now say “booking” 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.