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How to pronounce passports

Say it like PAS-ports. Passports has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (PAS).

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US American/ˈpæˌspɔrts/PAS-ports
UK BritishNo British transcription yet. The audio still plays in this accent.
  • PAS
  • ports
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Passports pronunciation, sound by sound

Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.

  1. PASSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "a" in cat.
  2. portsGive this part a little weight. The vowel is the "aw" in law.

What does passports mean?

noun
  1. plural of passport How to pronounce passport

Questions about saying passports

How do you pronounce passports?

Say PAS-ports. The American pronunciation is /ˈpæˌspɔrts/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in passports?

Passports has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (PAS). Broken into parts: PAS · ports.

Pronunciation from CMUdict; meaning and origin adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).