Pronunciation

How to pronounce “export

“export” is pronounced /ˈɛkspɔɹt/ (EK-spawrt) in American English and /ɛkspɔːt/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “ex”.
The sound

Say “export” in 2 beats

Say it like this

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.

2 beats
  1. exɛkstress
  2. 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
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ˈɛkspɔɹt/

British

/ɛkspɔːt/

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Meaning

What “export” means

  1. noun

    commodities (goods or services) sold to a foreign country

  2. verb

    sell or transfer abroad

    we export less than we import and have a negative trade balance

  3. 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.
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

7 sounds, in the order you say them

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Questions

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.

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