How To Pronounce Export

export

stress changes
Noun
UK
Phonemic
/ˈek.spɔːt/
Phonetic
[ˈek.spʷɔːʴt̚]
US
Phonemic
/ˈek.spɔːrt/
Verb
UK
Phonemic
/ɪkˈspɔːt/
Phonetic
[ɪkˈspʷɔːʴt̚]
US
Phonemic
/ɪkˈspɔːrt/

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

Noun. It is /ˈek.spɔːt/ in British English and /ˈek.spɔːrt/ in American English with the main stress on the first syllable, as in “an export”.

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

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.

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