How to pronounce “dachshund”
Say “dachshund” in 2 beats
dachshund
/ˈdɑkshʊnd/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ˈdakshʊnd/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- dachdɑksstress
- shundhʊnd
- IPA (American)
- /ˈdɑkshʊnd/
- IPA (British)
- /ˈdakshʊnd/
- Also accepted
- /ˈdæksənd/
- Respelling
- DAKS-huunt
- Syllables
- 2 — DACH-shund
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: DACH-shund. “dach” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Legend — spelling and sound part company here
American and British are not the same here
/ˈdɑkshʊnd/
/ˈdakshʊnd/
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Also accepted
/ˈdæksənd/ — DAK-sund is very common in English and nobody will misunderstand it.Where “dachshund” goes wrong
- Often heard
“DATCH-hound”
the chs is a ks sound and the -hund rhymes with the German hoont, not with hound
What “dachshund” means
- noun
small long-bodied short-legged German breed of dog having a short sleek coat and long drooping ears; suited for following game into burrows
Say it in a sentence
“Their dachshund refuses to walk anywhere near the river.”“dachshund”, answered
How do you pronounce “dachshund”?
“dachshund” is pronounced /ˈdɑkshʊnd/ (DAKS-huunt) in American English and /ˈdakshʊnd/ in British English, and /ˈdæksənd/ is also accepted — 2 syllables, stressed on “dach”. Build it as DACH-shund, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “dachshund” have?
2: dach · shund. The beat lands on the first, “dach”.
Is “dachshund” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈdɑkshʊnd/ (DAKS-huunt); British English says /ˈdakshʊnd/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “dachshund” mean?
As a noun: small long-bodied short-legged German breed of dog having a short sleek coat and long drooping ears; suited for following game into burrows For example: “Their dachshund refuses to walk anywhere near the river.”
Where is the stress in “dachshund”?
Stress the first syllable: DACH-shund. “dach” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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