How To Pronounce Amazing
amazing
In British English, amazing is pronounced /əˈmeɪ.zɪŋ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [əˈmeɪ.zɪ̃ŋ]. In American English, it is pronounced /əˈmeɪ.zɪŋ/.
Amazing has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the second syllable. British and American speakers say it the same way.
Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.
Syllables, Stress And Endings
Syllables And Stress
Amazing has three syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oOo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Amazing
How do you pronounce amazing in British English?
In British English, amazing is pronounced /əˈmeɪ.zɪŋ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [əˈmeɪ.zɪ̃ŋ].
How do you pronounce amazing in American English?
In American English, amazing is pronounced /əˈmeɪ.zɪŋ/.
How many syllables are in amazing?
Amazing has three syllables, /ə/ + /meɪ/ + /zɪŋ/.
Where is the stress in amazing?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /meɪ/.
Do British and American English pronounce amazing the same way?
Yes. Both are /əˈmeɪ.zɪŋ/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOo
Nearby Words
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