How To Pronounce Permit

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

Noun. It is /ˈpɜː.mɪt/ in British English and /ˈpɜːr.mɪt/ in American English with the main stress on the first syllable, as in “a permit”.

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

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.