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