How to pronounce "community" in English
kəˈmjuːnɪti
kə·MYOO·nih·tee
Primary stress: MYOO
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Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “community”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
kə
Neutral schwa (⁄ə⁄): relaxed jaw, brief unstressed breath.
MYOO
Tense long vowel with sustained acoustic resonance.
nih
Neutral schwa (⁄ə⁄): relaxed jaw, brief unstressed breath.
tee
Neutral schwa (⁄ə⁄): relaxed jaw, brief unstressed breath.
Primary emphasis falls on the second syllable ("MYOO"). Raise your pitch and sustain the vowel length on this syllable while relaxing the surrounding syllables.
Common Pronunciation Traps & Learner Mistakes
The Trap: Pronouncing a hard, aspirated [tʰ] in casual conversation can sound overly formal in North America.
How Native Speakers Say It: In American English, a single "t" between vowels quickly taps against the alveolar ridge like a soft "d" ([ɾ]). In British English, maintain a crisp aspirated [tʰ].
Connected Speech & Natural Conversational Flow
When "community" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "community is" sounds like "community-iz").
Maintain the stress-timed rhythm of English: compress unstressed syllables rapidly so the beat of "community" aligns naturally with adjacent words.
Shifts primary stress to the antepenultimate syllable (two syllables back).
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“community now in Wai'anae-- Twinkle-- and Wai'anae creating a village and using this village model of community”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“community and there's a lot a lot of debate about whether this is in fact the”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“community with other people, to be with someone else.”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“community, including the Americans, for decades, you know.”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“community with and so what what I often see is that division gets magnified when”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“community, this amazing resource that was amplifying the resource they had painstakingly built.”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
Practice Speaking “community”
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community now in Wai'anae-- Twinkle-- and Wai'anae creating a village and using this village model of community
Hear it in context: “community”
91,515 clipsThe English word “community” is transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as kəˈmjuːnɪti (phonetic respelling: kə-MYOO-nih-tee). Phonologically, it consists of 4 syllables (kə · MYOO · nih · tee), with primary lexical stress placed on the 2nd syllable (MYOO). Grammatically, “community” functions as a noun. SayItVid indexes 91,515 authentic English video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “community” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USClip #1 · @30:47
“And so this non-profit Hui Aloha works with the houseless community now in Wai'anae-- Twinkle-- and Wai'anae creating a village and using this village model of community Twinkle-- and [INAUDIBLE] Wai'anae creating a village”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #2 · @23:05
“individuals within the AI research community and there's a lot a lot of debate about whether this is in fact the debate about whether this is in fact the”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #3 · @31:05
“love and companionship and like to be in community with other people, to be with someone else. But doing that is kind of hard. someone else. But”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #4 · @20:52
“has been the aim of the international community, including the Americans, for decades, you know. All American presidents of all stripes have backed decades, you know. All American”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #5 · @27:37
“able to talk to the person you share a community with and so what what I often see is that division gets magnified when see is that division gets magnified when”
Definition & Meaning: “community”
- A group sharing common characteristics, such as the same language, law, religion, or tradition.
- A residential or religious collective; a commune.
Example Sentences (3)
- “[W]e are not borne to our ſelues alone, but the prince, the countrie, the parents, freends, wiues, children and familie, euerie of them doo claime an intereſt in vs, and to euerie of them we muſt be beneficiall: otherwiſe we doo degenerate from that communitie and ſocietie, which by ſuch offices by vs is to be conſtrued, & doo become moſt vnprofitable: […]”
- “The Beguines, an uncloistered religiously inspired woman's movement began about the year 1210 in Liége, Belgium. Generally the Beguines lived in community or in small cottages behind a wall. At times threatened as heretics, they were finally disbanded by the Reformation.”
- “community now in Wai'anae-- Twinkle-- and Wai'anae creating a village and using this village model of community”
Common Phrases & Collocations
Pronounce: “community”
- Pronunciation:
- kə-MYOO-nih-tee
- Syllables:
- kə · MYOO · nih · tee
- Written Hyphenation:
- com · mu · ni · ty
- Primary stress:
- MYOO
- IPA:
- kəˈmjuːnɪti
- Hear it in context
- community
Synonyms: “community”
Hear words related in meaning to “community” in real video clips:
Words that Rhyme with “community”
-unɪtiWords that Sound Identical (Homophones)
Unique Sound"community" (⁄kəˈmjuːnɪti⁄) has no true homophones in standard English — there are no other words with identical pronunciation. Unlike sound-alike pairs like there / their or peace / piece, "community" has a completely distinct phonetic identity.
Frequently asked questions about community
How do you pronounce “community”?
“community” is pronounced ⁄kəˈmjuːnɪti⁄ (kə-MYOO-nih-tee). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.
How many syllables are in “community”?
“community” has 4 syllables: kə · MYOO · nih · tee.
Where is the stress in “community”?
The primary stress in “community” is on “MYOO”. Listen for that stressed syllable in the clips above.
What does “community” mean?
A group sharing common characteristics, such as the same language, law, religion, or tradition.
How can I hear “community” used in real sentences?
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What is the most common pronunciation mistake when saying “community”?
Pronouncing a hard, aspirated [tʰ] in casual conversation can sound overly formal in North America. In American English, a single "t" between vowels quickly taps against the alveolar ridge like a soft "d" ([ɾ]). In British English, maintain a crisp aspirated [tʰ].