How To Pronounce Upgrade

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

Noun. It is /ˈʌp.ɡreɪd/ in British English and /ˈʌp.ɡreɪd/ in American English with the main stress on the first syllable, as in “an upgrade”.

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

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.