How To Pronounce Contrast

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

Noun. It is /ˈkɒn.trɑːst/ in British English and /ˈkɑːn.træst/ in American English with the main stress on the first syllable, as in “a contrast”.

Verb. It is /kənˈtrɑːst/ in British English and /kənˈtræst/ in American English with the main stress on the second syllable, as in “to contrast”.

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.