How To Pronounce Produce

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

Noun. It is /ˈprɒdʒ.uːs/ in British English and /ˈproʊ.duːs/ in American English with the main stress on the first syllable, as in “fresh produce”.

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

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.