How to pronounce “resort”
Say “resort” in 2 beats
resort
/ɹɪˈzɔɹt/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɹɪzɔːt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- resɹɪ
- ortzɔɹtstress
- IPA (American)
- /ɹɪˈzɔɹt/
- IPA (British)
- /ɹɪzɔːt/
- Also accepted
- /ɹiˈzɔɹt/
- Also accepted
- /ɹiˈsɔɹt/
- Respelling
- ri-ZAWRT
- Syllables
- 2 — res-ORT
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: res-ORT. “ort” 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
/ɹɪˈzɔɹt/
/ɹɪzɔːt/
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What “resort” means
- noun
a hotel located in a resort area
- noun
a frequently visited place
- noun
something or someone turned to for assistance or security
“his only recourse was the police”
Say it in a sentence
“The resort is quiet until the schools break up in July.”“resort”, answered
How do you pronounce “resort”?
“resort” is pronounced /ɹɪˈzɔɹt/ (ri-ZAWRT) in American English and /ɹɪzɔːt/ in British English, and /ɹiˈzɔɹt/ and /ɹiˈsɔɹt/ are also accepted — 2 syllables, stressed on “ort”. Build it as res-ORT, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “resort” have?
2: res · ort. The beat lands on the second, “ort”.
Is “resort” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ɹɪˈzɔɹt/ (ri-ZAWRT); British English says /ɹɪzɔːt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “resort” mean?
As a noun: a hotel located in a resort area For example: “The resort is quiet until the schools break up in July.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “resort”?
Stress the second syllable: res-ORT. “ort” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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