How to pronounce “dearth”
Say “dearth” in one beat
dearth
/dɝθ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /dɜːθ/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- dearthdɝθ
- IPA (American)
- /dɝθ/
- IPA (British)
- /dɜːθ/
- Respelling
- DURTH
- Syllables
- 1 — dearth
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /dɝθ/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Legend — spelling and sound part company here
American and British are not the same here
/dɝθ/
/dɜːθ/
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What “dearth” means
- noun
an acute insufficiency
- noun
an insufficient quantity or number
Say it in a sentence
“There is a dearth of buses after nine in the evening.”The sounds inside this word
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“dearth”, answered
How do you pronounce “dearth”?
“dearth” is pronounced /dɝθ/ (DURTH) in American English and /dɜːθ/ in British English — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /dɝθ/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “dearth” have?
One, despite the 2 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /dɝθ/ — a single beat.
Is “dearth” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /dɝθ/ (DURTH); British English says /dɜːθ/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “dearth” mean?
As a noun: an acute insufficiency For example: “There is a dearth of buses after nine in the evening.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “dearth”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /dɝθ/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
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