'Address' has a number of different meanings, but only two pronunciations: "uh-DRESS" and "ADD-ress". Which one you hear will depend on where the speaker comes from and what the grammar of the word is - whether it is a noun or a verb. In British English, there is only one pronunciation of 'address': it always pronounced with the stress on the second syllable. This sounds like "uh-DRESS". In American English, there is often a distinction made between the noun and the verb: Noun: 'I need your name and address' Stress on first syllable: "ADD-ress" Verb: 'We have to address this problem' Stress on second syllable: "Uh-DRESS" Some American English speakers even make a distinction between the two different meanings of the noun, stressing the first syllable (as above) when it refers to the place where someone lives ('I need your name and "ADD-ress" ') but the second syllable when it means a speech ('The politician gave a brilliant "uh-DRESS" to the crowd'). However, there is really no need for you to learn all these distinctions. The simplest solution is to always say "Uh-DRESS", regardless of the meaning. This is an acceptable pronunciation for all speakers.

Hola, Kimberly. Yes, some words in English that have the same form in both the noun and verb have different stresses. Address (stress on second syllable is the verb). Ex. I will adDRESS the problem tomorrow. Address (stress on first syllable is the noun). Ex. His ADdress is on the note. In general word pairs that show this change in accent are words from Latin with latinate prefixes. Here that prefix is “ad-.” Other words with the same change and their prefixes are: Refund (-re) Export (-ex) Insult (-in) I hope this helps!