Where is the stress in the word "commenting"?

Where is the stress placed in the word commenting? Is it on the first or the second syllable? How do you pronounce it?


Solution 1:

It's stressed on the first syllable. A similar looking word is "commencing", which is stressed on the second syllable.

Solution 2:

The stress is on the first syllable, as both descriptive and prescriptive linguists would agree.