How To Pronounce Discard

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

Noun. It is /ˈdɪs.kɑːd/ in British English and /ˈdɪs.kɑːrd/ in American English with the main stress on the first syllable, as in “a discard”.

Verb. It is /dɪˈskɑːd/ in British English and /dɪˈskɑːrd/ in American English with the main stress on the second syllable, as in “to discard”.

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.