How to pronounce “portfolio”
Say “portfolio” in 4 beats
portfolio
/pɔɹtˈfoʊliˌoʊ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /pɔːtfəʊlɪəʊ/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- pɔɹtpɔɹt
- foʊfoʊstress
- lili
- oʊoʊ
- IPA (American)
- /pɔɹtˈfoʊliˌoʊ/
- IPA (British)
- /pɔːtfəʊlɪəʊ/
- Respelling
- pawrt-FOH-lee-oh
- Syllables
- 4 — pɔɹt-FOƱ-li-oʊ
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: pɔɹt-FOƱ-li-oʊ. “foʊ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall 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
/pɔɹtˈfoʊliˌoʊ/
/pɔːtfəʊlɪəʊ/
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What “portfolio” means
- noun
a large, flat, thin case for carrying loose papers or drawings or maps; usually leather
“he remembered her because she was carrying a large portfolio”
- noun
a set of pieces of creative work collected to be shown to potential customers or employers
“the artist had put together a portfolio of his work”
- noun
a list of the financial assets held by an individual or a bank or other financial institution
“they were disappointed by the poor returns on their stock portfolio”
Say it in a sentence
“Her portfolio included work from three very different fields.”“portfolio”, answered
How do you pronounce “portfolio”?
“portfolio” is pronounced /pɔɹtˈfoʊliˌoʊ/ (pawrt-FOH-lee-oh) in American English and /pɔːtfəʊlɪəʊ/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “foʊ”. Build it as pɔɹt-FOƱ-li-oʊ, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “portfolio” have?
4: pɔɹt · foʊ · li · oʊ. The beat lands on the second, “foʊ”.
Is “portfolio” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /pɔɹtˈfoʊliˌoʊ/ (pawrt-FOH-lee-oh); British English says /pɔːtfəʊlɪəʊ/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “portfolio” mean?
As a noun: a large, flat, thin case for carrying loose papers or drawings or maps; usually leather For example: “he remembered her because she was carrying a large portfolio” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “portfolio”?
Stress the second syllable: pɔɹt-FOƱ-li-oʊ. “foʊ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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