How To Pronounce Research

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

Noun. It is /ˈriː.sɜːtʃ/ in British English and /ˈriː.sɜːrtʃ/ in American English with the main stress on the first syllable, as in “some research”.

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

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.