How To Pronounce Swimming

swimming

UK
Phonemic
/ˈswɪm.ɪŋ/
Phonetic
[ˈsʷwɪ̃m.ɪ̃ŋ]
US
Phonemic
/ˈswɪm.ɪŋ/

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.

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