English pronunciation · Words Starting with C
Concomitant Pronunciation
Concomitant is pronounced kahn-KAH-muh-tuhnt, IPA /ˌkɑnˈkɑmətənt/.
kahn-KAH-muh-tuhnt
US /ˌkɑnˈkɑmətənt/ · UK /kənˈkɒmɪtənt/
Syllables: kahn · KAH · muh · tuhnt (4 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
adjective and noun: Happening alongside something else and connected with it, or a thing that accompanies another.
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Two Ways to Say Concomitant
The pronunciation changes with the meaning or the part of speech. The form above is the most common; the others are:
- kahn-kuh-MI-tuhnt, with the beat on the third syllable: /ˌkɑnkəˈmɪtənt/ (kahn-kuh-MI-tuhnt)
Concomitant in a Sentence
- Higher rents and the concomitant fall in demand closed the shop.
- Fatigue is a concomitant of the treatment.
- The policy had concomitant costs nobody had priced.
Common Mispronunciations of Concomitant
Not kuhn-koh-MY-tuhnt
No long eye appears anywhere in this word. Both standard readings keep short vowels after the opening.
Not KAHN-kuh-mi-tuhnt
Front weight leaves the word shapeless, because one of the two inner beats has to carry it.
Tip: Dictionaries list kahn-KAH-muh-tuhnt and kahn-kuh-MI-tuhnt side by side, and both count as correct.
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