Native Phrase Lab
WillowbrookWord 40 of 100 · The stress trap
How to pronounce committee
/kəˈmɪti/ British English
kə·MIT·ee
3 beats (syllables). The strong beat is the second one.
✗ Many people say
com·mit·TEE
✓ Say
kə·MIT·ee
My tip
Stress the middle: kə-MIT-ee.
In a sentence
The committee meets on Monday.
Now you say it
- Listen to me two or three times.
- Say it slowly, one beat at a time: kə-MIT-ee.
- Say the sentence at normal speed.
Questions
How do you pronounce committee?
In British English, committee is pronounced /kəˈmɪti/. Say it like this: kə-MIT-ee. Stress the middle: kə-MIT-ee.
How many syllables are in committee?
When you say it, committee has 3 syllables: kə-MIT-ee. The strong beat is the second one, MIT.
More words like this: the stress trap
Practise these sounds
- The schwa, /ə/The small, weak sound in this word. It’s one of the 4 sounds you can practise completely free in my Sound Atlas.
- The strong beat: /ɪ/ as in “ship”Meet this sound and hear it in my Sound Atlas. Free.
- The Sound MapAll 44 sounds of British English, in my voice. Free.
- Pitch Perfect: the Word stress setHear me say it, record yourself, and see your sound under mine. A premium game.
- More gamesFive of my English games are free to play.