How to pronounce “getting”
Say “getting” in 2 beats
getting
/ˈɡɛtɪŋ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɡɛtɪŋ/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- getɡɛstress
- tingtɪŋ
- IPA (American)
- /ˈɡɛtɪŋ/
- IPA (British)
- /ɡɛtɪŋ/
- Also accepted
- /ˈɡɪtɪŋ/
- Respelling
- GE-ting
- Syllables
- 2 — GET-ting
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: GET-ting. “get” 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
/ˈɡɛtɪŋ/
/ɡɛtɪŋ/
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What “getting” means
- noun
the act of acquiring something
“I envied his talent for acquiring”
- verb
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
“She got a lot of paintings from her uncle”
- verb
enter or assume a certain state or condition
“He became annoyed when he heard the bad news”
Say it in a sentence
“The kids are getting excited about the school trip.”“getting”, answered
How do you pronounce “getting”?
“getting” is pronounced /ˈɡɛtɪŋ/ (GE-ting) in American English and /ɡɛtɪŋ/ in British English, and /ˈɡɪtɪŋ/ is also accepted — 2 syllables, stressed on “get”. Build it as GET-ting, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “getting” have?
2: get · ting. The beat lands on the first, “get”.
Is “getting” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈɡɛtɪŋ/ (GE-ting); British English says /ɡɛtɪŋ/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “getting” mean?
As a noun: the act of acquiring something For example: “I envied his talent for acquiring” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “getting”?
Stress the first syllable: GET-ting. “get” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Now say “getting” 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.