How To Pronounce Console

The stress in console moves depending on how the word is used.

Noun. It is /ˈkɒn.səʊl/ in British English and /ˈkɑːn.soʊl/ in American English with the main stress on the first syllable, as in “a games console”.

Verb. It is /kənˈsəʊl/ in British English and /kənˈsoʊl/ in American English with the main stress on the second syllable, as in “to console”.

Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.