English pronunciation · Words Starting with C
Compliance Pronunciation
Compliance is pronounced kuhm-PLY-uhns, IPA /kəmˈplaɪəns/.
kuhm-PLY-uhns
US /kəmˈplaɪəns/ · UK /kəmˈplaɪəns/
Syllables: kuhm · PLY · uhns (3 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun: The act of following a rule, order, or standard.
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Compliance in a Sentence
- The audit found full compliance with the guidelines.
- She heads the compliance team.
- Compliance costs have risen sharply.
Common Mispronunciations of Compliance
Not KOM-ply-uhns
The second syllable holds the beat and the opening one flattens to kuhm, as it does in complain and complete.
Not kuhm-PLEE-uhns
The stressed vowel is the long eye of comply, the verb the noun is built on.
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