How To Pronounce Fishing
fishing
In British English, fishing is pronounced /ˈfɪʃ.ɪŋ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈfɪʃ.ɪ̃ŋ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈfɪʃ.ɪŋ/.
Fishing 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
Fishing 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 Fishing
How do you pronounce fishing in British English?
In British English, fishing is pronounced /ˈfɪʃ.ɪŋ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈfɪʃ.ɪ̃ŋ].
How do you pronounce fishing in American English?
In American English, fishing is pronounced /ˈfɪʃ.ɪŋ/.
How many syllables are in fishing?
Fishing has two syllables, /fɪʃ/ + /ɪŋ/.
Where is the stress in fishing?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /fɪʃ/.
Do British and American English pronounce fishing the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈfɪʃ.ɪŋ/.
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