How to pronounce “export”
“export” is said two ways
/ˈɛkspɔɹt/
EKS-port
The goods sent out. Beat on EKS.
/ɪkˈspɔɹt/
ik-SPORT
To send abroad. Beat on SPORT.
Listen for the beat, not the letters
One syllable gets longer, louder and a step higher, and the other one collapses towards a schwa. Say the whole sentence rather than the word on its own and let the grammar pull the beat where it belongs.Both forms live in one sentence here: “Factories here export more than they import, and each export is taxed.”Each button plays a short phrase rather than the bare word: the model voice takes its stress from the words around it, so asking it for “export” on its own would play one reading twice instead of the noun and the verb. Read the transcription as you listen.
Say “export” in 2 beats
export
/ˈɛkspɔɹt/
Everything in this card describes the noun form. As a verb it is /ɪkˈspɔɹt/.
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ˈɛkspɔːt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- exɛkstress
- portspɔɹt
- IPA (American)
- /ˈɛkspɔɹt/
- IPA (British)
- /ˈɛkspɔːt/
- Respelling
- EKS-port (noun) · ik-SPORT (verb)
- 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
This is the noun form in two accents — a separate question from the two pronunciations above, which are the same accent saying two different words.
/ˈɛkspɔɹt/
/ˈɛkspɔːt/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
Where “export” goes wrong
- Often heard
“EKS-port the data”
sending it out is ik-SPORT; EKS-port is the shipment
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
“Factories here export more than they import, and each export is taxed.”“export”, answered
How do you pronounce “export”?
“export” has two pronunciations: /ˈɛkspɔɹt/ as a noun and /ɪkˈspɔɹt/ as a verb — the part of speech decides which. The spelling never changes; the beat does, and the vowels reshape around wherever it lands. The transcription and syllable breakdown below describe the noun form. 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”.
Which pronunciation of “export” is correct?
Both are. /ˈɛkspɔɹt/ (EKS-port) as a noun; /ɪkˈspɔɹt/ (ik-SPORT) as a verb. Nothing about the spelling tells you which — the sentence does. Move the beat and the word changes its job mid-sentence, which is why both are worth drilling. Both appear here: “Factories here export more than they import, and each export is taxed.”
Is “export” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈɛkspɔɹt/ (EKS-port); British English says /ˈɛkspɔːt/. 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: “Factories here export more than they import, and each export is taxed.” 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
Record it once and sayit lines your audio up against the target sound by sound — what landed, what slipped, and what it sounded like instead.