How To Pronounce Cooking
cooking
In British English, cooking is pronounced /ˈkʊk.ɪŋ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈkʰʷʊk.ɪ̃ŋ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈkʊk.ɪŋ/.
Cooking has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first 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
Cooking has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Oo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Cooking
How do you pronounce cooking in British English?
In British English, cooking is pronounced /ˈkʊk.ɪŋ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈkʰʷʊk.ɪ̃ŋ].
How do you pronounce cooking in American English?
In American English, cooking is pronounced /ˈkʊk.ɪŋ/.
How many syllables are in cooking?
Cooking has two syllables, /kʊk/ + /ɪŋ/.
Where is the stress in cooking?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /kʊk/.
Do British and American English pronounce cooking the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈkʊk.ɪŋ/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
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