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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “transport”

“transport” is pronounced /tɹænˈspɔɹt/ (tran-SPAWRT) in American English and /tɹanspɔːt/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “port”.
The sound

Say “transport” in 2 beats

Say it like this

transport

/tɹænˈspɔɹt/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /tɹanspɔːt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

2 beats
  1. transtɹæn
  2. portspɔɹtstress
IPA (American)
/tɹænˈspɔɹt/
IPA (British)
/tɹanspɔːt/
Respelling
tran-SPAWRT
Syllables
2 — trans-PORT
Stress
Stress the second syllable: trans-PORT. “port” 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
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/tɹænˈspɔɹt/

British

/tɹanspɔːt/

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Meaning

What “transport” means

  1. noun

    something that serves as a means of transportation

  2. noun

    an exchange of molecules (and their kinetic energy and momentum) across the boundary between adjacent layers of a fluid or across cell membranes

  3. noun

    the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials

Say it in a sentence

“They transport the milk to the dairy every morning.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

7 sounds, in the order you say them
tt×2ɹr×2æshort annssppɔaw

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Questions

“transport”, answered

How do you pronounce “transport”?

“transport” is pronounced /tɹænˈspɔɹt/ (tran-SPAWRT) in American English and /tɹanspɔːt/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “port”. Build it as trans-PORT, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “transport” have?

2: trans · port. The beat lands on the second, “port”.

Is “transport” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /tɹænˈspɔɹt/ (tran-SPAWRT); British English says /tɹanspɔːt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “transport” mean?

As a noun: something that serves as a means of transportation For example: “They transport the milk to the dairy every morning.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “transport”?

Stress the second syllable: trans-PORT. “port” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.

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