How to Pronounce “commence

word

/kəˈmɛns/
kuh-MENS
/kəmˈɛns/
kuh-MENS

IPA Transcription

American English

/kəˈmɛns/

British English

/kəmˈɛns/

Simplified Pronunciation

US

kuh-MENS

UK

kuh-MENS

Listen in Context

The ceremony will commence at 10 a.m.

We will commence the meeting after lunch.

Construction will commence in June.

Once everyone is seated, we can commence.