How to pronounce “marketing”
Say “marketing” in 3 beats
marketing
/ˈmɑɹkətɪŋ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /mɑːkɪtɪŋ/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- marmɑɹstress
- ketkə
- ingtɪŋ
- IPA (American)
- /ˈmɑɹkətɪŋ/
- IPA (British)
- /mɑːkɪtɪŋ/
- Respelling
- MAHR-kuh-ting
- Syllables
- 3 — MAR-ket-ing
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: MAR-ket-ing. “mar” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall 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
/ˈmɑɹkətɪŋ/
/mɑːkɪtɪŋ/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “marketing” means
- noun
the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money
- noun
the commercial processes involved in promoting and selling and distributing a product or service
“most companies have a manager in charge of marketing”
- noun
shopping at a market
“does the weekly marketing at the supermarket”
Say it in a sentence
“She works in marketing for a small local bakery.”“marketing”, answered
How do you pronounce “marketing”?
“marketing” is pronounced /ˈmɑɹkətɪŋ/ (MAHR-kuh-ting) in American English and /mɑːkɪtɪŋ/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “mar”. Build it as MAR-ket-ing, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “marketing” have?
3: mar · ket · ing. The beat lands on the first, “mar”.
Is “marketing” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈmɑɹkətɪŋ/ (MAHR-kuh-ting); British English says /mɑːkɪtɪŋ/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “marketing” mean?
As a noun: the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money For example: “She works in marketing for a small local bakery.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “marketing”?
Stress the first syllable: MAR-ket-ing. “mar” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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