How to pronounce “commute”
Say “commute” in 2 beats
commute
/kəˈmjut/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /kəmjuːt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- kəkə
- mjutmjutstress
- IPA (American)
- /kəˈmjut/
- IPA (British)
- /kəmjuːt/
- Respelling
- kuh-MYOOT
- Syllables
- 2 — kə-MJUT
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: kə-MJUT. “mjut” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/kəˈmjut/
/kəmjuːt/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “commute” means
- noun
a regular journey of some distance to and from your place of work
“there is standing room only on the high-speed commute”
- verb
exchange positions without a change in value
“These operators commute with each other”
- verb
travel back and forth regularly, as between one's place of work and home
Say it in a sentence
“My commute takes forty minutes each way on a good day.”“commute”, answered
How do you pronounce “commute”?
“commute” is pronounced /kəˈmjut/ (kuh-MYOOT) in American English and /kəmjuːt/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “mjut”. Build it as kə-MJUT, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “commute” have?
2: kə · mjut. The beat lands on the second, “mjut”.
Is “commute” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /kəˈmjut/ (kuh-MYOOT); British English says /kəmjuːt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “commute” mean?
As a noun: a regular journey of some distance to and from your place of work For example: “there is standing room only on the high-speed commute” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “commute”?
Stress the second syllable: kə-MJUT. “mjut” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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