How To Pronounce Committee
committee
In British English, committee is pronounced /kəˈmɪt.i/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kəˈmɪt.i]. In American English, it is pronounced /kəˈmɪt.i/.
Committee has three 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
Committee has three syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oOo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Words That Rhyme With Committee
Questions About Committee
How do you pronounce committee in British English?
In British English, committee is pronounced /kəˈmɪt.i/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kəˈmɪt.i].
How do you pronounce committee in American English?
In American English, committee is pronounced /kəˈmɪt.i/.
How many syllables are in committee?
Committee has three syllables, /kə/ + /mɪt/ + /i/.
Where is the stress in committee?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /mɪt/.
Do British and American English pronounce committee the same way?
Yes. Both are /kəˈmɪt.i/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOo
Nearby Words
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