How to pronounce “commission”
Say “commission” in 3 beats
commission
/kəˈmɪʃən/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /kəmɪʃən/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- comkə
- mismɪstress
- sionʃən
- IPA (American)
- /kəˈmɪʃən/
- IPA (British)
- /kəmɪʃən/
- Respelling
- kuh-MI-shuhn
- Syllables
- 3 — com-MIS-sion
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: com-MIS-sion. “mis” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/kəˈmɪʃən/
/kəmɪʃən/
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What “commission” means
- noun
a special group delegated to consider some matter; - Milton Berle
“a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours”
- noun
a fee for services rendered based on a percentage of an amount received or collected or agreed to be paid (as distinguished from a salary)
“he works on commission”
- noun
the act of granting authority to undertake certain functions
Say it in a sentence
“The commission on each sale is paid at the end of the month.”“commission”, answered
How do you pronounce “commission”?
“commission” is pronounced /kəˈmɪʃən/ (kuh-MI-shuhn) in American English and /kəmɪʃən/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “mis”. Build it as com-MIS-sion, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “commission” have?
3: com · mis · sion. The beat lands on the second, “mis”.
Is “commission” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /kəˈmɪʃən/ (kuh-MI-shuhn); British English says /kəmɪʃən/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “commission” mean?
As a noun: a special group delegated to consider some matter; - Milton Berle For example: “a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “commission”?
Stress the second syllable: com-MIS-sion. “mis” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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