English pronunciation · Words Starting with E
Engineering Pronunciation
Engineering is pronounced en-juh-NEER-ing, IPA /ˈɛndʒəˈnɪrɪŋ/.
en-juh-NEER-ing
US /ˈɛndʒəˈnɪrɪŋ/ · UK /ˌɛndʒɪˈniərɪŋ/
Syllables: en · juh · NEER · ing (4 syllables, stress on syllable 3)
noun: The work of designing and building machines, structures, and systems.
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Engineering in a Sentence
- She studied engineering at Sheffield.
- The bridge is a feat of engineering.
- Engineering has its own building on the far side of campus.
Common Mispronunciations of Engineering
Not EN-juh-neer-ing
Adding ing leaves the peak where engineer put it, out on NEER, four beats in.
Not en-juh-NI-ring
The third beat holds the eer of career. Clipping it to a short i blurs the middle of the word.
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