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How to pronounce boatings

Say it like BOH-tingz. Boatings has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (BOH).

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US American/ˈboʊtɪŋz/BOH-tingz
UK British/ˈbəʊtɪŋz/BOH-tingz
  • BOH
  • tingz
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Boatings pronunciation, sound by sound

Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.

  1. BOHSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "o" in go.
  2. tingzKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "i" in sit.

American vs British pronunciation of boatings

  • The long o starts further forward in British English, closer to "uh-oo" than the American "oh".
  • Americans usually soften the t in the middle into a quick d-like tap; British speakers keep a crisp t.

British respelling: BOH-tingz.

What does boatings mean?

noun
  1. plural of boating How to pronounce boating

Questions about saying boatings

How do you pronounce boatings?

Say BOH-tingz. The American pronunciation is /ˈboʊtɪŋz/. In British English it is /ˈbəʊtɪŋz/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in boatings?

Boatings has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (BOH). Broken into parts: BOH · tingz.

Is boatings pronounced differently in British English?

Yes. The long o starts further forward in British English, closer to "uh-oo" than the American "oh". The British form is /ˈbəʊtɪŋz/ (BOH-tingz).

Pronunciation from Wiktionary; meaning and origin adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).