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title: "How to Pronounce Communicating: IPA & Syllable Guide"
description: "Pronounce Communicating as /kəm.ˈju.nə.ˌkeɪ.tɪŋ/ — kuhm-YOO-nuh-kay-tihng. Say it out loud and get free AI feedback in seconds."
url: "https://speakeroo.app/how-to-pronounce/communicating"
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# How to pronounce Communicating

/kəm.ˈju.nə.ˌkeɪ.tɪŋ/

kuhm-YOO-nuh-kay-tihng

Communicating has 5 syllables. The stress is on the second syllable, "yoo". Capital letters in the respelling show where the stress falls.

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## Communicating syllables

Communicating has 5 syllables: kuhm-YOO-nuh-kay-tihng.

1. kuhm kəm
2. YOO ju
3. nuh nə
4. kay keɪ
5. tihng tɪŋ

Kuh-MYOO-nih-kay-ting, five syllables, main stress on "myoo". The "-cating" is "kay-ting" with a hard k — keep the beat on the second syllable, not the fourth.

## Sounds to watch

### Weak syllables

The unstressed syllables use a short, relaxed uh (schwa). Rushing through them lightly is correct; giving them a full vowel sounds unnatural.

### Short i versus ee

The short i (as in sit) is shorter and more relaxed than ee. Many learners stretch it into ee, which changes the word.

### The ng sound

The ng is one nasal sound made with the back of the tongue. There is no separate hard g after it.

### Gliding vowels

The ay and oh vowels glide: start on one sound and slide into a short ee or oo. Cutting them short makes them sound like eh and aw.

## Communicating in a sentence

- The two teams stopped communicating and the project stalled.
- Communicating bad news well is a skill in itself.

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## What Speakeroo listens for

These are the pronunciation patterns from Speakeroo’s speech feature catalog that this target tends to expose. The check above reports the ones it hears.

- Stress placed on the wrong syllable Make the correct syllable longer, clearer and more prominent.
- Final -ing pronounced unclearly Raise the back of the tongue for /ŋ/ and avoid adding /g/ unless the word requires it.
- Final consonant omitted Hold the final mouth position briefly without adding another vowel.
- Schwa not reduced Relax unstressed vowels toward a short neutral sound.
- Diphthong flattened into one vowel Move smoothly between both vowel positions.

## Questions

### How do you pronounce communicating?

Communicating is pronounced /kəm.ˈju.nə.ˌkeɪ.tɪŋ/, or kuhm-YOO-nuh-kay-tihng in plain letters. It has 5 syllables and the stress falls on the second syllable, "yoo".

### How many syllables are in communicating?

5: kuhm-YOO-nuh-kay-tihng. The capital letters mark the stressed syllable.

### How do you use communicating in a sentence?

The two teams stopped communicating and the project stalled. Communicating bad news well is a skill in itself.

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