How To Pronounce Commute

commute

Phonemic

/kəˈmjuːt/

Phonetic

[kəˈmjʷuːt̚]

Phonemic

/kəˈmjuːt/

In British English, commute is pronounced /kəˈmjuːt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kəˈmjʷuːt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /kəˈmjuːt/.

Commute 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

kəmjuːt

Commute 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.

commute + -s

-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.

/kəˈmjuːts/

commute + -ed

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

/kəˈmjuː.tɪd/

/kəˈmjuː.t̯ɪd/

commute + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/kəˈmjuː.tɪŋ/

/kəˈmjuː.t̯ɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Commute

Questions About Commute

How do you pronounce commute in British English?

In British English, commute is pronounced /kəˈmjuːt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kəˈmjʷuːt̚].

How do you pronounce commute in American English?

In American English, commute is pronounced /kəˈmjuːt/.

How many syllables are in commute?

Commute has two syllables, /kə/ + /mjuːt/.

Where is the stress in commute?

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

Do British and American English pronounce commute the same way?

Yes. Both are /kəˈmjuːt/.

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