How to pronounce “winning”
Say “winning” in 2 beats
winning
/ˈwɪnɪŋ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /wɪnɪŋ/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- winwɪstress
- ningnɪŋ
- IPA (American)
- /ˈwɪnɪŋ/
- IPA (British)
- /wɪnɪŋ/
- Respelling
- WI-ning
- Syllables
- 2 — WIN-ning
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: WIN-ning. “win” 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
/ˈwɪnɪŋ/
/wɪnɪŋ/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “winning” means
- noun
succeeding with great difficulty
“winning is not everything”
- verb
be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious
“He won the Gold Medal in skating”
- verb
win something through one's efforts
“I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese”
Say it in a sentence
“The whole team celebrated after winning the championship game.”The sounds inside this word
Each sound has its own page: where the tongue goes, what it is usually confused with, and words to drill it on.
“winning”, answered
How do you pronounce “winning”?
“winning” is pronounced /ˈwɪnɪŋ/ (WI-ning) in American English and /wɪnɪŋ/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “win”. Build it as WIN-ning, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “winning” have?
2: win · ning. The beat lands on the first, “win”.
Is “winning” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈwɪnɪŋ/ (WI-ning); British English says /wɪnɪŋ/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “winning” mean?
As a noun: succeeding with great difficulty For example: “winning is not everything” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “winning”?
Stress the first syllable: WIN-ning. “win” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Now say “winning” 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.