How to pronounce “companies”
Say “companies” in 3 beats
companies
/ˈkʌmpəˌniz/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /kʌmpəniz/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- comkʌmstress
- panpə
- iesniz
- IPA (American)
- /ˈkʌmpəˌniz/
- IPA (British)
- /kʌmpəniz/
- Respelling
- KUM-puh-neez
- Syllables
- 3 — COM-pan-ies
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: COM-pan-ies. “com” 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
/ˈkʌmpəˌniz/
/kʌmpəniz/
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What “companies” means
- noun
an institution created to conduct business
“he only invests in large well-established companies”
- noun
small military unit; usually two or three platoons
- noun
the state of being with someone
“he missed their company”
Say it in a sentence
“Several companies bid for the contract to build the bridge.”“companies”, answered
How do you pronounce “companies”?
“companies” is pronounced /ˈkʌmpəˌniz/ (KUM-puh-neez) in American English and /kʌmpəniz/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “com”. Build it as COM-pan-ies, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “companies” have?
3: com · pan · ies. The beat lands on the first, “com”.
Is “companies” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈkʌmpəˌniz/ (KUM-puh-neez); British English says /kʌmpəniz/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “companies” mean?
As a noun: an institution created to conduct business For example: “he only invests in large well-established companies” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “companies”?
Stress the first syllable: COM-pan-ies. “com” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Now say “companies” and see every sound
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