How to pronounce “transport”
“transport” is said two ways
/ˈtɹænspɔɹt/
TRANS-port
The system or the vehicle. Beat on TRANS.
/tɹænˈspɔɹt/
trans-PORT
To carry something somewhere. Beat on PORT.
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: “Lorries transport the crates, and public transport handles the rest.”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 “transport” on its own would play one reading twice instead of the noun and the verb. Read the transcription as you listen.
Say “transport” in 2 beats
transport
/ˈtɹænspɔɹt/
Everything in this card describes the noun form. As a verb it is /tɹænˈspɔɹt/.
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ˈtɹanspɔːt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- transtɹæn
- portspɔɹtstress
- IPA (American)
- /ˈtɹænspɔɹt/
- IPA (British)
- /ˈtɹanspɔːt/
- Respelling
- TRANS-port (noun) · trans-PORT (verb)
- 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
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.
/ˈtɹænspɔɹt/
/ˈtɹanspɔːt/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
Where “transport” goes wrong
- Often heard
“TRANS-port the cargo”
carrying it is trans-PORT; TRANS-port is the system
What “transport” means
- noun
something that serves as a means of transportation
- noun
an exchange of molecules (and their kinetic energy and momentum) across the boundary between adjacent layers of a fluid or across cell membranes
- noun
the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials
Say it in a sentence
“Lorries transport the crates, and public transport handles the rest.”“transport”, answered
How do you pronounce “transport”?
“transport” has two pronunciations: /ˈtɹænspɔɹt/ as a noun and /tɹænˈspɔɹt/ 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 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”.
Which pronunciation of “transport” is correct?
Both are. /ˈtɹænspɔɹt/ (TRANS-port) as a noun; /tɹænˈspɔɹt/ (trans-PORT) 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: “Lorries transport the crates, and public transport handles the rest.”
Is “transport” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈtɹænspɔɹt/ (TRANS-port); British English says /ˈtɹanspɔːt/. 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: “Lorries transport the crates, and public transport handles the rest.” 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.
Now say “transport” 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.