How to pronounce “reading”
Say “reading” in 2 beats
reading
/ˈɹidɪŋ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɹiːdɪŋ/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- readɹistress
- ingdɪŋ
- IPA (American)
- /ˈɹidɪŋ/
- IPA (British)
- /ɹiːdɪŋ/
- Also accepted
- /ˈɹɛdɪŋ/
- Respelling
- REE-ding
- Syllables
- 2 — READ-ing
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: READ-ing. “read” 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
/ˈɹidɪŋ/
/ɹiːdɪŋ/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “reading” means
- noun
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
“his main reading was detective stories”
- noun
a particular interpretation or performance
“on that reading it was an insult”
- noun
a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument
“he could not believe the meter reading”
Say it in a sentence
“She spent the rainy afternoon reading by the fireplace.”“reading”, answered
How do you pronounce “reading”?
“reading” is pronounced /ˈɹidɪŋ/ (REE-ding) in American English and /ɹiːdɪŋ/ in British English, and /ˈɹɛdɪŋ/ is also accepted — 2 syllables, stressed on “read”. Build it as READ-ing, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “reading” have?
2: read · ing. The beat lands on the first, “read”.
Is “reading” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈɹidɪŋ/ (REE-ding); British English says /ɹiːdɪŋ/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “reading” mean?
As a noun: the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message For example: “his main reading was detective stories” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “reading”?
Stress the first syllable: READ-ing. “read” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Now say “reading” 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.