How To Pronounce Commodity
commodity
In British English, commodity is pronounced /kəˈmɒd.ə.ti/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kəˈmʷɒd.ə.ti]. In American English, it is pronounced /kəˈmɑːd.ə.t̯i/.
Commodity has four syllables, and the main stress falls on the second syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.
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
Commodity has four syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oOoo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Commodity
How do you pronounce commodity in British English?
In British English, commodity is pronounced /kəˈmɒd.ə.ti/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kəˈmʷɒd.ə.ti].
How do you pronounce commodity in American English?
In American English, commodity is pronounced /kəˈmɑːd.ə.t̯i/.
How many syllables are in commodity?
Commodity has four syllables, /kə/ + /mɒd/ + /ə/ + /ti/.
Where is the stress in commodity?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /mɒd/.
Do British and American English pronounce commodity the same way?
No. British English has /kəˈmɒd.ə.ti/ and American English has /kəˈmɑːd.ə.t̯i/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOoo
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