How to pronounce pudding
pudding
/ˈpʊdɪŋ/
2 syllables, stress on the first
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Pudding, sound by sound
| /p/as in pen | With a light puff of air at the start of a word. |
| /ʊ/as in book | A short, relaxed “oo”; hardly round the lips. |
| /d/as in day | Tongue tip on the ridge behind the teeth. Do not turn it into “t” at the end of a word. |
| /ɪ/as in ship | A short, relaxed sound. Do not stretch it into “ee”. |
| /ŋ/as in sing | A nasal sound made with the back of the tongue. No “g” at the end. |
In a sentence
Did you just eat forty servings of pudding?
More words with the /ŋ/ sound
- zheng/zeŋ/
- huang/hwæŋ/
- banquet/ˈbæŋkwət/
- phuong/fuːˈɔːŋ/
- xiang/ˈʃiːɑːŋ/
- hmong/mɔːŋ/
- wyoming/waɪˈəʊmɪŋ/
- phishing/ˈfɪʃɪŋ/
- aisling/ˈeɪslɪŋ/
- hoang/həʊŋ/
Questions and answers
How do you pronounce pudding?
Pudding is pronounced /ˈpʊdɪŋ/ in American English.
How many syllables are in pudding?
Pudding has 2 syllables.
Which syllable is stressed in pudding?
The first syllable: /ˈpʊdɪŋ/.