How To Pronounce Discount

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

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

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

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.