How to pronounce “project”
“project” is said two ways
/ˈpɹɑdʒɛkt/
PRAH-jekt
The piece of work. Beat on the first syllable.
/pɹəˈdʒɛkt/
pruh-JEKT
To throw an image forward, or to forecast. Beat on JEKT.
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: “Project the slides so the whole project team can see the numbers.”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 “project” on its own would play one reading twice instead of the noun and the verb. Read the transcription as you listen.
Say “project” in 2 beats
project
/ˈpɹɑdʒɛkt/
Everything in this card describes the noun form. As a verb it is /pɹəˈdʒɛkt/.
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ˈpɹɒdʒɛkt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- projpɹɑstress
- ectdʒɛkt
- IPA (American)
- /ˈpɹɑdʒɛkt/
- IPA (British)
- /ˈpɹɒdʒɛkt/
- Respelling
- PRAH-jekt (noun) · pruh-JEKT (verb)
- Syllables
- 2 — PROJ-ect
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: PROJ-ect. “proj” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
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.
/ˈpɹɑdʒɛkt/
/ˈpɹɒdʒɛkt/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
Where “project” goes wrong
- Often heard
“PRAH-jekt the figures”
throwing an image or a forecast forward is pruh-JEKT
What “project” means
- noun
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
“he prepared for great undertakings”
- noun
a planned undertaking
- verb
communicate vividly
“He projected his feelings”
Say it in a sentence
“Project the slides so the whole project team can see the numbers.”“project”, answered
How do you pronounce “project”?
“project” has two pronunciations: /ˈpɹɑdʒɛkt/ as a noun and /pɹəˈdʒɛkt/ 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 PROJ-ect, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “project” have?
2: proj · ect. The beat lands on the first, “proj”.
Which pronunciation of “project” is correct?
Both are. /ˈpɹɑdʒɛkt/ (PRAH-jekt) as a noun; /pɹəˈdʒɛkt/ (pruh-JEKT) 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: “Project the slides so the whole project team can see the numbers.”
Is “project” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈpɹɑdʒɛkt/ (PRAH-jekt); British English says /ˈpɹɒdʒɛkt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “project” mean?
As a noun: any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted For example: “he prepared for great undertakings” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “project”?
Stress the first syllable: PROJ-ect. “proj” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Now say “project” 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.