How to pronounce “commodity”
Say “commodity” in 4 beats
commodity
/kəˈmɑdəti/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /kəmɒdɪti/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- comkə
- modmɑstress
- itdə
- yti
- IPA (American)
- /kəˈmɑdəti/
- IPA (British)
- /kəmɒdɪti/
- Respelling
- kuh-MAH-duh-tee
- Syllables
- 4 — com-MOD-it-y
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: com-MOD-it-y. “mod” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/kəˈmɑdəti/
/kəmɒdɪti/
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What “commodity” means
- noun
articles of commerce
Say it in a sentence
“Clean water is the one commodity nobody can do without.”“commodity”, answered
How do you pronounce “commodity”?
“commodity” is pronounced /kəˈmɑdəti/ (kuh-MAH-duh-tee) in American English and /kəmɒdɪti/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “mod”. Build it as com-MOD-it-y, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “commodity” have?
4: com · mod · it · y. The beat lands on the second, “mod”.
Is “commodity” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /kəˈmɑdəti/ (kuh-MAH-duh-tee); British English says /kəmɒdɪti/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “commodity” mean?
As a noun: articles of commerce For example: “Clean water is the one commodity nobody can do without.”
Where is the stress in “commodity”?
Stress the second syllable: com-MOD-it-y. “mod” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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