English pronunciation · Words Starting with P
Portfolio Pronunciation
Portfolio is pronounced pawrt-FOH-lee-oh, IPA /pɔrtˈfoʊliˌoʊ/.
pawrt-FOH-lee-oh
US /pɔrtˈfoʊliˌoʊ/ · UK /pɔːtˈfəʊlɪˌəʊ/
Syllables: pawrt · FOH · lee · oh (4 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun: A case or collection of work samples, or the set of investments someone holds.
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Portfolio in a Sentence
- She brought her portfolio to the interview.
- The fund spreads the portfolio across forty companies.
- He holds the transport portfolio in the cabinet.
Common Mispronunciations of Portfolio
Not PAWRT-foh-lee-oh
Portfolio hands its beat to FOH, so the port in front of it stays unstressed despite being a word of its own.
Not pawrt-FOH-lyoh
The last two beats are separate, lee and then oh, which brings the word to four.
Tip: Portfolios adds nothing but a z at the end, and the beat does not move.
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