How to Pronounce Commutes

To pronounce "commutes", say COMM-ut-es — 3 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.

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3

Syllables

8

Letters

COMM-ut-es

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💡 Tip for remembering “commutes”

"commutes" has 3 syllables: comm-ut-es. It rhymes with attributes and roots, if that helps it stick.

What does commutes mean?

verb

  1. To exchange substantially; to abate but not abolish completely, a penalty, obligation, or payment in return for a great, single thing or an aggregate; to cash in; to lessen

    “to commute tithes into rentcharges for a sum; to commute market rents for a premium, to commute daily fares for a season ticket”

  2. Of an operation, to be commutative, i.e. to have the property that changing the order of the operands does not change the result.

    “A pair of matrices share the same set of eigenvectors if and only if they commute.”

noun

  1. A regular journey to or from a place of employment, such as work or school.
  2. The route, time or distance of that journey.

verb

  1. To regularly travel from one's home to one's workplace or school, or vice versa.

    “I commute from Brooklyn to Manhattan by bicycle.”

  2. To journey, to make a journey

Words that rhyme with commutes

Practicing rhymes trains the same ending sounds.

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Frequently asked questions

How many syllables are in "commutes"?▾

"Commutes" has 3 syllables: comm · ut · es.

What does "commutes" mean?▾

Commutes: To exchange substantially; to abate but not abolish completely, a penalty, obligation, or payment in return for a great, single thing or an aggregate; to cash in; to lessen

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