How To Pronounce Commend

commend

Phonemic

/kəˈmend/

Phonetic

[kəˈmẽnd̚]

Phonemic

/kəˈmend/

In British English, commend is pronounced /kəˈmend/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kəˈmẽnd̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /kəˈmend/.

Commend has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the second syllable. British and American speakers say it the same way.

Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.

Syllables, Stress And Endings

Syllables And Stress

kəmend

Commend has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oO, where O is the stressed syllable.

commend + -s

-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.

/kəˈmendz/

commend + -ed

-ed (past tense or past participle) is /ɪd/ after /t/ or /d/.

/kəˈmen.dɪd/

commend + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/kəˈmen.dɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Commend

Questions About Commend

How do you pronounce commend in British English?

In British English, commend is pronounced /kəˈmend/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kəˈmẽnd̚].

How do you pronounce commend in American English?

In American English, commend is pronounced /kəˈmend/.

How many syllables are in commend?

Commend has two syllables, /kə/ + /mend/.

Where is the stress in commend?

The main stress is on the second syllable, /mend/.

Do British and American English pronounce commend the same way?

Yes. Both are /kəˈmend/.

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