how to pronounce commencing

/kəˈmɛnsɪŋ/

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commencing is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of commencing in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… work commencing or anything yet but some …”

meanings of commencing

verb:

Present participle of commence.

commencing frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word commencing occurs in english on average 0.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.