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How to pronounce bookings

Say it like BUUK-ingz. Bookings has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (BUUK).

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US American/ˈbʊkɪŋz/BUUK-ingz
UK British/ˈbʊkɪŋz/BUUK-ingz
  • BUUK
  • ingz
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Bookings pronunciation, sound by sound

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

  1. BUUKSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "oo" in book.
  2. ingzKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "i" in sit.

American vs British pronunciation of bookings

American and British speakers say bookings in essentially the same way: /ˈbʊkɪŋz/ in the US and /ˈbʊkɪŋz/ in the UK.

British respelling: BUUK-ingz.

What does bookings mean?

noun
  1. plural of booking How to pronounce booking

Questions about saying bookings

How do you pronounce bookings?

Say BUUK-ingz. The American pronunciation is /ˈbʊkɪŋz/. In British English it is /ˈbʊkɪŋz/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in bookings?

Bookings has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (BUUK). Broken into parts: BUUK · ingz.

Do Americans and Brits say bookings the same way?

Almost exactly. The American form is /ˈbʊkɪŋz/ and the British form is /ˈbʊkɪŋz/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.

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