English pronunciation · Words Starting with C
Commensurate Pronunciation
Commensurate is pronounced kuh-MEN-ser-uht, IPA /kəˈmɛnsɝət/.
kuh-MEN-ser-uht
US /kəˈmɛnsɝət/ · UK /kəˈmɛnsərət/
Syllables: kuh · MEN · ser · uht (4 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
adjective: Matching something else in size, degree, or importance.
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Commensurate in a Sentence
- The salary is commensurate with experience.
- The penalty was not commensurate with the offence.
- She wanted a title commensurate with the work she was doing.
Common Mispronunciations of Commensurate
Not kuh-MEN-ser-ayt
An adjective in -ate closes on a weak uht. Separate shows the same split: SE-puh-ruht names a state and SE-puh-rayt names an action.
Not KAH-muhn-ser-uht
Second of four beats is where the voice rises, with a quick kuh in front of it.
Tip: The word takes with, as in a fee commensurate with the risk.
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