How To Pronounce Reading

reading

stress changes

Verb form, noun

Phonemic

/ˈriː.dɪŋ/

Phonetic

[ˈriː.dɪ̃ŋ]

Phonemic

/ˈriː.dɪŋ/

Place name (Reading)

Phonemic

/ˈred.ɪŋ/

Phonetic

[ˈred.ɪ̃ŋ]

Phonemic

/ˈred.ɪŋ/

Reading has more than one pronunciation, depending on how it is used.

Verb form, noun. It is /ˈriː.dɪŋ/ in British English and /ˈriː.dɪŋ/ in American English with the main stress on the first syllable.

Place name (Reading). It is /ˈred.ɪŋ/ in British English and /ˈred.ɪŋ/ in American English with the main stress on the first syllable.

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 (Verb form, noun)

riːdɪŋ

Reading 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.

reading + -s

-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.

/ˈriː.dɪŋz/

reading + -ed

-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.

/ˈriː.dɪŋd/

reading + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/. No /ɡ/ is added after /ŋ/ (as in longing).

/ˈriː.dɪŋ.ɪŋ/

Syllables And Stress (Place name (Reading))

redɪŋ

Reading 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 Reading

How do you pronounce reading in British English?

Verb form, noun, /ˈriː.dɪŋ/. Place name (Reading), /ˈred.ɪŋ/.

How do you pronounce reading in American English?

Verb form, noun, /ˈriː.dɪŋ/. Place name (Reading), /ˈred.ɪŋ/.

How many syllables are in reading?

Reading has two syllables, /riː/ + /dɪŋ/.

Where is the stress in reading?

The main stress is on the first syllable, /riː/.

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