To pronounce "building", say BUILD-ing — 2 syllables, IPA /ˈbɪɫdɪŋ/. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
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/ˈbɪɫdɪŋ/
🇺🇸 IPA (US)
/bˈɪldɪŋ/
🇬🇧 IPA (UK)
Break "building" into 2 beats and lean on "BUILD" — that's the stressed one. It rhymes with shipbuilding and gilding, if that helps it stick.
noun
“The building of the bridge will be completed in a couple of weeks.”
“My sister lives in that apartment building.”
Practicing rhymes trains the same ending sounds.
"Building" has 2 syllables: build · ing.
The IPA transcription of "building" is /ˈbɪɫdɪŋ/.
Building: The act or process by which something is built; construction.
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