How to pronounce “speaking”
Say “speaking” in 2 beats
speaking
/ˈspikɪŋ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /spiːkɪŋ/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- speakspistress
- ingkɪŋ
- IPA (American)
- /ˈspikɪŋ/
- IPA (British)
- /spiːkɪŋ/
- Respelling
- SPEE-king
- Syllables
- 2 — SPEAK-ing
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: SPEAK-ing. “speak” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb, adjective
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/ˈspikɪŋ/
/spiːkɪŋ/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “speaking” means
- noun
the utterance of intelligible speech
- noun
delivering an address to a public audience
“people came to see the candidates and hear the speechmaking”
- verb
express in speech
“She talks a lot of nonsense”
Say it in a sentence
“She felt nervous speaking in front of such a large crowd.”“speaking”, answered
How do you pronounce “speaking”?
“speaking” is pronounced /ˈspikɪŋ/ (SPEE-king) in American English and /spiːkɪŋ/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “speak”. Build it as SPEAK-ing, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “speaking” have?
2: speak · ing. The beat lands on the first, “speak”.
Is “speaking” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈspikɪŋ/ (SPEE-king); British English says /spiːkɪŋ/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “speaking” mean?
As a noun: the utterance of intelligible speech For example: “She felt nervous speaking in front of such a large crowd.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “speaking”?
Stress the first syllable: SPEAK-ing. “speak” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Now say “speaking” 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.