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How to pronounce rapport

Rapport is pronounced ra-POR in American English and ra-PAW in British English. It has two syllables with the stress on the second, and the t is silent.

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  • Stress on POR
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rapport

Two syllables, stress on the second

noun · a friendly relationship in which people understand each other well

  1. raræ
  2. PORpɔːr (stressed)
  • US /ræˈpɔːr/ra-POR Recorded voice
  • UK /ræˈpɔː/ra-PAW Your device’s voice

IPA checked in the Cambridge Dictionary and Oxford Learner’s Dictionaries. The recording is American English.

Rapport, sound by sound

Each sound in the IPA, with a word you already know that has it.

US American English/ræˈpɔːr/

  1. ra

    • /r/as in red
    • /æ/as in cat

  2. PORstressed

    • /p/as in pen
    • /ɔː/as in saw
    • /r/as in red

UK British English/ræˈpɔː/

  1. ra

    • /r/as in red
    • /æ/as in cat

  2. PAWstressed

    • /p/as in pen
    • /ɔː/as in saw

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Tip. The t is silent. Say ra-POR (US) or ra-PAW (UK). The stress is on the last syllable.

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    Common rapport pronunciation mistakes

    What people often say instead, and how to fix it. Say ra-POR.

    • Notra-PORT

      Saying the t at the end. This French word ends in the vowel and r.

    • NotRAP-or

      Stressing the first syllable. The stress is on the second.

    • Notray-POR

      Reading the first a as in cake. It is the short a of cat.

    Rapport in a sentence

    Hear each one, slow it down, then say it. Words change a little when they join others, so practise them in sentences too.

    • She built a good rapport with her class.

    • We quickly found a rapport and talked for hours.

    • A doctor needs rapport with a patient.

    Is the t in rapport silent?

    Yes. The t at the end is silent, as in many French words in English. Say ra, then POR, with the same ending as in more. Do not say rapport like the word report.

    The two words are close relatives. Report and rapport go back to the same French and Latin root, which meant to carry back. English took the first long ago as report and borrowed the French spelling again later as rapport.

    The stress is on the second syllable in both accents. The first syllable has the short a of cat. If you say RAP-ort or ra-PORT, people will still understand you, but the dictionaries list the silent t.

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