How To Pronounce Convert

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

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

Verb. It is /kənˈvɜːt/ in British English and /kənˈvɜːrt/ in American English with the main stress on the second syllable, as in “to convert”.

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.