Pronunciation: The initial “com” pronounced differently
Many words which start with “com” have this initial constituent pronounced differently: only a few take the vowel ʌ, more take the vowel ɒ but most of them take vowel ə.
Words whose initial "com" takes the vowel ʌ
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- company
- compass
- cumbersome
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Words whose initial "com" takes the vowel ɒ
- combination
- comedy
- comma
- commendation
- commerce
- common
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- communism
- communist
- compensation
- competent
- compliment
- compromise
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Words whose "com" takes the vowel ə
- combustion
- commander
- commandment
- commemoration
- commence
- commend
- commendable
- commercial
- commission
- commitment
- commodity
- communicate
- community
- companion
- compare
- compatible
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- compel
- compete
- competitive
- competitor
- compile
- complacent
- complain
- complaint
- complete
- compliance
- comply
- compress
- comprise
- compulsion
- compulsory
- computer
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