How to pronounce “committee”
Say “committee” in 3 beats
committee
/kəˈmɪti/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /kəmɪti/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- comkə
- mitmɪstress
- teeti
- IPA (American)
- /kəˈmɪti/
- IPA (British)
- /kəmɪti/
- Respelling
- kuh-MI-tee
- Syllables
- 3 — com-MIT-tee
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: com-MIT-tee. “mit” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/kəˈmɪti/
/kəmɪti/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “committee” 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 self-constituted organization to promote something
Say it in a sentence
“The committee met twice a month to review proposals.”“committee”, answered
How do you pronounce “committee”?
“committee” is pronounced /kəˈmɪti/ (kuh-MI-tee) in American English and /kəmɪti/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “mit”. Build it as com-MIT-tee, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “committee” have?
3: com · mit · tee. The beat lands on the second, “mit”.
Is “committee” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /kəˈmɪti/ (kuh-MI-tee); British English says /kəmɪti/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “committee” 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 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “committee”?
Stress the second syllable: com-MIT-tee. “mit” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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