English pronunciation · Words Starting with C
Commercial Pronunciation
Commercial is pronounced kuh-MUR-shuhl, IPA /kəˈmɝʃəl/.
kuh-MUR-shuhl
US /kəˈmɝʃəl/ · UK /kəˈmɜːʃəl/
Syllables: kuh · MUR · shuhl (3 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
adjective and noun: Connected with buying and selling, or a short advertisement on television or radio.
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Commercial in a Sentence
- The site is zoned for commercial use only.
- She acted in a commercial for a bank.
- The film was a critical success but a commercial failure.
Common Mispronunciations of Commercial
Not KAH-mer-shuhl
The opening dwindles to kuh and the peak moves onto MUR.
Not kuh-MUR-see-uhl
Nothing between the r and the l gets its own beat, so cial arrives as a single shuhl.
Tip: Commerce itself keeps the weight at the front, KAH-mers, which is where the confusion starts.
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