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Comment Pronunciation

Comment is pronounced KAH-ment, IPA /ˈkɑmɛnt/.

KAH-ment

US /ˈkɑmɛnt/  ·  UK /ˈkɒmɛnt/

Syllables: KAH · ment (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)

noun and verb: A remark expressing an opinion, or the act of making one.

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Comment in a Sentence

  • She left a comment under the post.
  • The minister declined to comment.
  • His comment was fair, if blunt.

Common Mispronunciations of Comment

Not kuh-MENT

Unusually for a noun and verb pair, both keep the beat at the front. Comment does not follow the record and present pattern.

Not KAH-muhnt

The second syllable holds a clear short e rather than reducing. Say it as if the ment were a small word of its own.

Tip: Commentary and commentator move the beat to the second syllable, but comment itself never does.

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