How to pronounce “putting”
Say “putting” in 2 beats
putting
/ˈpʌtɪŋ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /pʊtɪŋ/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- putpʌstress
- tingtɪŋ
- IPA (American)
- /ˈpʌtɪŋ/
- IPA (British)
- /pʊtɪŋ/
- Also accepted
- /ˈpʊtɪŋ/
- Respelling
- PU-ting
- Syllables
- 2 — PUT-ting
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: PUT-ting. “put” 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
/ˈpʌtɪŋ/
/pʊtɪŋ/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “putting” means
- noun
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
“his putting let him down today; he didn't sink a single putt over three feet”
- verb
put into a certain place or abstract location
“Put your things here”
- verb
cause to be in a certain state; cause to be in a certain relation
“That song put me in awful good humor”
Say it in a sentence
“She spent the morning putting away the winter clothes.”“putting”, answered
How do you pronounce “putting”?
“putting” is pronounced /ˈpʌtɪŋ/ (PU-ting) in American English and /pʊtɪŋ/ in British English, and /ˈpʊtɪŋ/ is also accepted — 2 syllables, stressed on “put”. Build it as PUT-ting, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “putting” have?
2: put · ting. The beat lands on the first, “put”.
Is “putting” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈpʌtɪŋ/ (PU-ting); British English says /pʊtɪŋ/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “putting” mean?
As a noun: hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter For example: “his putting let him down today; he didn't sink a single putt over three feet” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “putting”?
Stress the first syllable: PUT-ting. “put” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Now say “putting” 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.