English pronunciation · Words Starting with C
Comrade Pronunciation
Comrade is pronounced KAHM-rad, IPA /ˈkɑmˌræd/.
KAHM-rad
US /ˈkɑmˌræd/ · UK /ˈkɒmreɪd/
Syllables: KAHM · rad (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: A fellow member of a group, especially a political or a military one.
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Comrade in a Sentence
- He lost a comrade in the first week.
- The speaker addressed the room as comrades.
- An old comrade from the regiment called.
Common Mispronunciations of Comrade
Not KAHM-ruhd
That second beat keeps a full vowel rather than a murmur, on both sides of the Atlantic.
Not kuhm-RAYD
Weight belongs at the front, where comradeship keeps it too.
Tip: Americans close the word with the a of mad and the British with the ay of made, and both are standard.
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