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How to pronounce com

Say it like KOM. Com is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

VoiceSpeed
US American/kɑm/KOM
UK British/kɒm/KOM
  • KOM
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Com pronunciation, sound by sound

Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.

  1. KOMSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ah" in father.

American vs British pronunciation of com

  • The short o is rounded in British English (as in "hot"), but open and unrounded in American English.

British respelling: KOM.

What does com mean?

noun
  1. A player in a video game which is controlled by the computer rather than a human.

Words that rhyme with com

Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of com.

Words that sound like com

Questions about saying com

How do you pronounce com?

Say KOM. The American pronunciation is /kɑm/. In British English it is /kɒm/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in com?

Com is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: KOM.

Is com pronounced differently in British English?

Yes. The short o is rounded in British English (as in "hot"), but open and unrounded in American English. The British form is /kɒm/ (KOM).

What words sound the same as com?

Com sounds the same as calm in American English. The spelling and meaning are what tell them apart.

Pronunciation from CMUdict and Britfone; meaning and origin adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).