sayitsayit
Pronunciation

How to pronounce “including”

“including” is pronounced /ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ/ (in-KLOO-ding) in American English and /ɪŋkluːdɪŋ/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “lud”.
The sound

Say “including” in 3 beats

Say it like this

including

/ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ/

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

3 beats
  1. incɪn
  2. ludklustress
  3. ingdɪŋ
IPA (American)
/ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ/
IPA (British)
/ɪŋkluːdɪŋ/
Respelling
in-KLOO-ding
Syllables
3 — inc-LUD-ing
Stress
Stress the second syllable: inc-LUD-ing. “lud” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Part of speech
verb
Difficulty
Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ/

British

/ɪŋkluːdɪŋ/

No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.

Meaning

What “including” means

  1. verb

    have as a part, be made up out of

    “The list includes the names of many famous writers”

  2. verb

    consider as part of something

    “I include you in the list of culprits”

  3. verb

    add as part of something else; put in as part of a set, group, or category

    “We must include this chemical element in the group”

Say it in a sentence

“Everyone attended the meeting, including the new interns.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

7 sounds, in the order you say them
ɪshort i×2nnkkllulong ooddŋng

Each sound has its own page: where the tongue goes, what it is usually confused with, and words to drill it on.

Questions

“including”, answered

How do you pronounce “including”?

“including” is pronounced /ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ/ (in-KLOO-ding) in American English and /ɪŋkluːdɪŋ/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “lud”. Build it as inc-LUD-ing, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “including” have?

3: inc · lud · ing. The beat lands on the second, “lud”.

Is “including” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ/ (in-KLOO-ding); British English says /ɪŋkluːdɪŋ/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “including” mean?

As a verb: have as a part, be made up out of For example: “The list includes the names of many famous writers” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “including”?

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

Practise this word

Now say “including” 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.

Practise this word freeMore words with I