English pronunciation

How to pronounce “watching

Phonetic spelling

WAH-ching

IPA /ˈwɑtʃɪŋ/

Syllable stress

wah·ching

Stress falls on the highlighted syllable.

How do you spell “watching”?

w a t c h i n g

watching” is spelled W-A-T-C-H-I-N-G. It is pronounced WAH-ching, 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

  • I'm watching a movie with my friends tonight.

  • She was watching the children play in the park.

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