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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “sightseeing”

“sightseeing” is pronounced /ˈsaɪtˈsiɪŋ/ (SYT-see-ing) in American English and /saɪtsiːɪŋ/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “saɪt”.
The sound

Say “sightseeing” in 3 beats

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sightseeing

/ˈsaɪtˈsiɪŋ/

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

3 beats
  1. saɪtsaɪtstress
  2. sisi
  3. ɪŋɪŋ
IPA (American)
/ˈsaɪtˈsiɪŋ/
IPA (British)
/saɪtsiːɪŋ/
Respelling
SYT-see-ing
Syllables
3 — SAꞮT-si-ɪŋ
Stress
Stress the first syllable: SAꞮT-si-ɪŋ. “saɪt” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Part of speech
noun, verb
Difficulty
Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ˈsaɪtˈsiɪŋ/

British

/saɪtsiːɪŋ/

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Meaning

What “sightseeing” means

  1. noun

    going about to look at places of interest

  2. verb

    visit famous or interesting sights

Say it in a sentence

“We spent one day sightseeing and two days resting.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

6 sounds, in the order you say them
ss×2aɪlong ittilong eɪshort iŋng

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Questions

“sightseeing”, answered

How do you pronounce “sightseeing”?

“sightseeing” is pronounced /ˈsaɪtˈsiɪŋ/ (SYT-see-ing) in American English and /saɪtsiːɪŋ/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “saɪt”. Build it as SAꞮT-si-ɪŋ, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “sightseeing” have?

3: saɪt · si · ɪŋ. The beat lands on the first, “saɪt”.

Is “sightseeing” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˈsaɪtˈsiɪŋ/ (SYT-see-ing); British English says /saɪtsiːɪŋ/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “sightseeing” mean?

As a noun: going about to look at places of interest For example: “We spent one day sightseeing and two days resting.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “sightseeing”?

Stress the first syllable: SAꞮT-si-ɪŋ. “saɪt” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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