How To Pronounce Housing
housing
In British English, housing is pronounced /ˈhaʊ.zɪŋ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈhaʊ.zɪ̃ŋ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈhaʊ.zɪŋ/.
Housing 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
Housing 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 Housing
How do you pronounce housing in British English?
In British English, housing is pronounced /ˈhaʊ.zɪŋ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈhaʊ.zɪ̃ŋ].
How do you pronounce housing in American English?
In American English, housing is pronounced /ˈhaʊ.zɪŋ/.
How many syllables are in housing?
Housing has two syllables, /haʊ/ + /zɪŋ/.
Where is the stress in housing?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /haʊ/.
Do British and American English pronounce housing the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈhaʊ.zɪŋ/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
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