How to pronounce “export”
Say “export” in 2 beats
export
/ˈɛkspɔɹt/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɛkspɔːt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- exɛkstress
- portspɔɹt
- IPA (American)
- /ˈɛkspɔɹt/
- IPA (British)
- /ɛkspɔːt/
- Respelling
- EK-spawrt
- Syllables
- 2 — EX-port
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: EX-port. “ex” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˈɛkspɔɹt/
/ɛkspɔːt/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “export” means
- noun
commodities (goods or services) sold to a foreign country
- verb
sell or transfer abroad
“we export less than we import and have a negative trade balance”
- verb
transfer (electronic data) out of a database or document in a format that can be used by other programs
Say it in a sentence
“Wool was the main export from this valley for centuries.”“export”, answered
How do you pronounce “export”?
“export” is pronounced /ˈɛkspɔɹt/ (EK-spawrt) in American English and /ɛkspɔːt/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “ex”. Build it as EX-port, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “export” have?
2: ex · port. The beat lands on the first, “ex”.
Is “export” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈɛkspɔɹt/ (EK-spawrt); British English says /ɛkspɔːt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “export” mean?
As a noun: commodities (goods or services) sold to a foreign country For example: “Wool was the main export from this valley for centuries.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “export”?
Stress the first syllable: EX-port. “ex” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Now say “export” and see every sound
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