How To Pronounce Escort

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

Noun. It is /ˈes.kɔːt/ in British English and /ˈes.kɔːrt/ in American English with the main stress on the first syllable, as in “an escort”.

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

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.