English pronunciation

How to pronounce “telling

Phonetic spelling

TEL-ing

IPA /ˈtɛɫɪŋ/

Syllable stress

tel·ing

Stress falls on the highlighted syllable.

How do you spell “telling”?

t e l l i n g

telling” is spelled T-E-L-L-I-N-G. It is pronounced TEL-ing, so the spelling and the sound do not match letter for letter. Listen to the audio above and say it aloud while you read the letters.

Hear it in a sentence

  • She is telling a story to the children.

  • The results are very telling about the experiment.

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