English pronunciation

How to pronounce “company

Phonetic spelling

KUHM-puh-nee

IPA /ˈkəmpəˌni/

Syllable stress

kuhm·puh·nee

Stress falls on the highlighted syllable.

How do you spell “company”?

c o m p a n y

company” is spelled C-O-M-P-A-N-Y. It is pronounced KUHM-puh-nee, so the spelling and the sound do not match letter for letter. Listen to the audio above and say it aloud while you read the letters.

Hear it in a sentence

  • I work for a large technology company.

  • She started her own company last year.

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