How to pronounce "costings" in English
CO·stings
Primary stress: co
Hear native speakers say costings in context across real video clips
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “costings”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
CO
Elevated pitch, sustained vowel length, and full acoustic clarity.
stings
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
Primary emphasis falls on the first syllable ("CO"). Raise your pitch and sustain the vowel length on this syllable while relaxing the surrounding syllables.
Common Pronunciation Traps & Learner Mistakes
The Trap: Avoid pronouncing every vowel with full acoustic weight. Non-native speakers often over-enunciate unstressed vowels.
How Native Speakers Say It: Only give full vowel clarity to the primary stressed syllable. Relax all unstressed vowels into a neutral, low-energy schwa (⁄ə⁄).
Connected Speech & Natural Conversational Flow
When "costings" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "costings is" sounds like "costings-iz").
In natural sentences, avoid over-stressing "costings" unless it conveys the core contrast or focal point of your message.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“Spending behind the machines and wheels, how best we can maintain this at economical costings.”— TEDx TalksWatch clip
“And and so there were no costings yesterday that I could see.”— News24Watch clip
“America can log in and use as a resource that would have recipes manuals costings”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“this standing by statistics costings and labor why why don't you stand by your”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“Um some have got costings, some have got costings at all, some sort of costings.”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“- I'll go through the levels with rough costings.”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
Practice Speaking “costings”
Listen to native pronunciation, record yourself repeating the sentence into your microphone, and receive real-time word-by-word accuracy scoring.
Spending behind the machines and wheels, how best we can maintain this at economical costings.
Hear it in context: “costings”
27 clipsThe English word “costings”. Phonologically, it consists of 2 syllables (co · stings), with primary lexical stress placed on the 1st (initial) syllable (co). Grammatically, “costings” functions as a noun. SayItVid indexes 27 authentic English video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “costings” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from TEDx Talks, News24.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USTEDx TalksClip #1 · @9:40
“technical man, spending a lot of my time over there. Spending behind the machines and wheels, how best we can maintain this at economical costings. economical costings.”
- 🇺🇸 USNews24Clip #2 · @7:59
“policies that come out from One Nation haven't always got much beyond the headline. And and so there were no costings yesterday that I could see. headline. And and so there were no”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #3 · @42:29
“box that every school district in America can log in and use as a resource that would have recipes manuals costings that would have recipes manuals costings”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #4 · @0:53
“the last we hated put taxes up you're using a figure that's been criticized by this standing by statistics costings and labor why why don't you stand by your record record levels of taxes on working people it's time to hear from the others”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #5 · @0:15
“Right. Well, I've been looking at all your manifestos. Um some have got costings, some have got costings at all, some sort of costings. Um Rhun, are you being honest about the tradeoff between taxes and what you want of costings. Um”
Definition & Meaning: “costings”
- The estimation of the cost of a process or product.
Example Sentences (2)
- “Spending behind the machines and wheels, how best we can maintain this at economical costings.”
- “haven't always got much beyond the headline. And and so there were no costings yesterday that I could see.”
Common Phrases & Collocations
Pronounce: “costings”
- Syllables:
- co · stings
- Primary stress:
- co
- Hear it in context
- costings
Words that Sound Identical (Homophones)
Unique Sound"costings" has no true homophones in standard English — there are no other words with identical pronunciation. Unlike sound-alike pairs like there / their or peace / piece, "costings" has a completely distinct phonetic identity.
Frequently asked questions about costings
How many syllables are in “costings”?
“costings” has 2 syllables: co · stings.
Where is the stress in “costings”?
The primary stress in “costings” is on “CO”. Listen for that stressed syllable in the clips above.
What does “costings” mean?
The estimation of the cost of a process or product.
How can I hear “costings” used in real sentences?
This page has 27 real-world video examples of “costings” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.
What is the most common pronunciation mistake when saying “costings”?
Avoid pronouncing every vowel with full acoustic weight. Non-native speakers often over-enunciate unstressed vowels. Only give full vowel clarity to the primary stressed syllable. Relax all unstressed vowels into a neutral, low-energy schwa (⁄ə⁄).