Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ing

/ɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.95 in modern English

Syllables
ing
IPA
/ɪŋ/
4
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A meadow, especially a low meadow near a river; water meadow.

noun

The letter for the ng sound /ŋ/ in Pitman shorthand.

name

A surname

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English ing, ynge, enge, from Old English ing, *eng (“a meadow; ing”), from Proto-Germanic *angijō (“meadow”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énkos (“a bend; curve; bowl; hollow; dell; glen”), from *h₂enk- (“to bend; curve; bow”). Cognate with Scots eng (“ing; meadow”), Dutch eng (“pasture; farmland”), Danish eng (“meadow”), Swedish äng (“meadow; field”), Norwegian eng (“meadow”), Faroese ong (“grassland; meadow; pasture”), Icelandic eng (“a meadow”), Icelandic engi (“a meadow; meadowland”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ing, *angijō, *h₂énkos

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɪŋ/
  • British English: /ɪŋ/

Inflected Forms

ings (plural)

Phrases

the name of the IPA letter for this sound ing-bing Ing-Manske procedure

Frequently Paired Words

eng the name of the IPA letter for this sound ing-bing

Rhymes With

thing bring king spring ring wing sing string swing beijing singh sting

Questions

How do you pronounce ing?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪŋ/.
What does ing mean?
A meadow, especially a low meadow near a river; water meadow.
Where does ing come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce ing

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “ing”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ɪŋ/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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  4. Repeat and practice — Say “ing” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.