How To Pronounce Progress

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

Noun. It is /ˈprəʊ.ɡres/ in British English and /ˈprɑː.ɡres/ in American English with the main stress on the first syllable, as in “some progress”.

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

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.