How To Pronounce Hiking
hiking
How To Say Hiking Phonetically
Say the part in capitals loudest. This plain spelling is a guide; the IPA above is exact.
In British English, hiking is pronounced /ˈhaɪ.kɪŋ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈhaɪ.kɪ̃ŋ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈhaɪ.kɪŋ/.
Hiking 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
Hiking 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.
Transcription Tips For Hiking
- Rule 27
ng At The End Of A Word
The letters ng at the end of a word become /ŋ/.
sing /sɪŋ/thing /θɪŋ/bang /bæŋ/
Here. Hiking /ˈhaɪ.kɪŋ/
- Rule 3
Mark The Stressed Syllable
When a word has more than one syllable, the primary stress marker must be placed before the stressed syllable. It is wrong to write /lɔː.jə/ without the stress marker.
lawyer /ˈlɔː.jə/
Here. Hiking /ˈhaɪ.kɪŋ/
- Rule 7
Stress Mark Replaces The Dot
Do not place a syllable boundary marker where the stress marker appears. /ðeɪ.ə.naʊ.ˈhɪə/ is not acceptable.
They are now here /ðeɪ.ə.naʊˈhɪə/
Here. Hiking /ˈhaɪ.kɪŋ/
Questions About Hiking
How do you say hiking phonetically?
Hiking sounds like HY-king in British English, and the same in American English. The part in capitals is stressed.
How do you pronounce hiking in British English?
In British English, hiking is pronounced /ˈhaɪ.kɪŋ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈhaɪ.kɪ̃ŋ].
How do you pronounce hiking in American English?
In American English, hiking is pronounced /ˈhaɪ.kɪŋ/.
How many syllables are in hiking?
Hiking has two syllables, /haɪ/ + /kɪŋ/.
Where is the stress in hiking?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /haɪ/.
Do British and American English pronounce hiking the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈhaɪ.kɪŋ/.
Syllables And Tree Diagram Of Hiking
Hiking has two syllables. See how hiking divides into syllables, its syllable structure and its tree diagram in the Adroit Phonology App.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
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