How To Pronounce Feeling
feeling
In British English, feeling is pronounced /ˈfiː.lɪŋ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈfiː.lɪ̃ŋ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈfiː.lɪŋ/.
Feeling 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
Feeling 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.
Words That Rhyme With Feeling
Questions About Feeling
How do you pronounce feeling in British English?
In British English, feeling is pronounced /ˈfiː.lɪŋ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈfiː.lɪ̃ŋ].
How do you pronounce feeling in American English?
In American English, feeling is pronounced /ˈfiː.lɪŋ/.
How many syllables are in feeling?
Feeling has two syllables, /fiː/ + /lɪŋ/.
Where is the stress in feeling?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /fiː/.
Do British and American English pronounce feeling the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈfiː.lɪŋ/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
Nearby Words
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