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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “airport”

“airport” is pronounced /ˈɛɹˌpɔɹt/ (ER-pawrt) in American English and /eəpɔːt/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “air”.
The sound

Say “airport” in 2 beats

Say it like this

airport

/ˈɛɹˌpɔɹt/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /eəpɔːt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

2 beats
  1. airɛɹstress
  2. portpɔɹt
IPA (American)
/ˈɛɹˌpɔɹt/
IPA (British)
/eəpɔːt/
Respelling
ER-pawrt
Syllables
2 — AIR-port
Stress
Stress the first syllable: AIR-port. “air” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Part of speech
noun
Difficulty
Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ˈɛɹˌpɔɹt/

British

/eəpɔːt/

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Meaning

What “airport” means

  1. noun

    an airfield equipped with control tower and hangars as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo

Say it in a sentence

“The airport is an hour away if the traffic is kind.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

5 sounds, in the order you say them
ɛshort eɹr×2ppɔawtt

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Questions

“airport”, answered

How do you pronounce “airport”?

“airport” is pronounced /ˈɛɹˌpɔɹt/ (ER-pawrt) in American English and /eəpɔːt/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “air”. Build it as AIR-port, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “airport” have?

2: air · port. The beat lands on the first, “air”.

Is “airport” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˈɛɹˌpɔɹt/ (ER-pawrt); British English says /eəpɔːt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “airport” mean?

As a noun: an airfield equipped with control tower and hangars as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo For example: “The airport is an hour away if the traffic is kind.”

Where is the stress in “airport”?

Stress the first syllable: AIR-port. “air” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.

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