How to pronounce “passport”
Say “passport” in 2 beats
passport
/ˈpæˌspɔɹt/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /paspɔːt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- passpæstress
- portspɔɹt
- IPA (American)
- /ˈpæˌspɔɹt/
- IPA (British)
- /paspɔːt/
- Respelling
- PA-spawrt
- Syllables
- 2 — PASS-port
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: PASS-port. “pass” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˈpæˌspɔɹt/
/paspɔːt/
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What “passport” means
- noun
any authorization to pass or go somewhere
“the pass to visit had a strict time limit”
- noun
a document issued by a country to a citizen allowing that person to travel abroad and re-enter the home country
- noun
any quality or characteristic that gains a person a favorable reception or acceptance or admission
“her pleasant personality is already a recommendation”
Say it in a sentence
“Check that your passport is valid before you book anything.”“passport”, answered
How do you pronounce “passport”?
“passport” is pronounced /ˈpæˌspɔɹt/ (PA-spawrt) in American English and /paspɔːt/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “pass”. Build it as PASS-port, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “passport” have?
2: pass · port. The beat lands on the first, “pass”.
Is “passport” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈpæˌspɔɹt/ (PA-spawrt); British English says /paspɔːt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “passport” mean?
As a noun: any authorization to pass or go somewhere For example: “the pass to visit had a strict time limit” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “passport”?
Stress the first syllable: PASS-port. “pass” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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