How to pronounce “community”
Say “community” in 4 beats
community
/kəˈmjunəti/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /kəmjuːnɪti/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- comkə
- munmjustress
- itnə
- yti
- IPA (American)
- /kəˈmjunəti/
- IPA (British)
- /kəmjuːnɪti/
- Also accepted
- /kəˈmjunɪti/
- Respelling
- kuh-MYOO-nuh-tee
- Syllables
- 4 — com-MUN-it-y
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: com-MUN-it-y. “mun” 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
/kəˈmjunəti/
/kəmjuːnɪti/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “community” means
- noun
a group of people living in a particular local area
“the team is drawn from all parts of the community”
- noun
common ownership
“they shared a community of possessions”
- noun
a group of nations having common interests
“they hoped to join the NATO community”
Say it in a sentence
“The whole community turned out to repair the village hall.”“community”, answered
How do you pronounce “community”?
“community” is pronounced /kəˈmjunəti/ (kuh-MYOO-nuh-tee) in American English and /kəmjuːnɪti/ in British English, and /kəˈmjunɪti/ is also accepted — 4 syllables, stressed on “mun”. Build it as com-MUN-it-y, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “community” have?
4: com · mun · it · y. The beat lands on the second, “mun”.
Is “community” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /kəˈmjunəti/ (kuh-MYOO-nuh-tee); British English says /kəmjuːnɪti/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “community” mean?
As a noun: a group of people living in a particular local area For example: “the team is drawn from all parts of the community” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “community”?
Stress the second syllable: com-MUN-it-y. “mun” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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