how to pronounce port

/pɔːt/

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the above transcription of port is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

port is pronounced in one syllable

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ɔː

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An example use of port in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… that the world goes to port if you like …”

meaning of port

Port is a place where ships dock.

port frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word port occurs in english on average 37.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics port can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that port can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) transport and travel;