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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “deduce”

“deduce” is pronounced /dɪˈdus/ (di-DOOS) in American English and /dɪdjuːs/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “dus”.
The sound

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deduce

/dɪˈdus/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /dɪdjuːs/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

2 beats
  1. dɪdɪ
  2. dusdusstress
IPA (American)
/dɪˈdus/
IPA (British)
/dɪdjuːs/
Respelling
di-DOOS
Syllables
2 — dɪ-DUS
Stress
Stress the second syllable: dɪ-DUS. “dus” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Part of speech
verb
Difficulty
Legend — spelling and sound part company here
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/dɪˈdus/

British

/dɪdjuːs/

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Meaning

What “deduce” means

  1. verb

    reason by deduction; establish by deduction

  2. verb

    conclude by reasoning; in logic

Say it in a sentence

“From the muddy boots we could deduce where he had walked.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

4 sounds, in the order you say them
dd×2ɪshort iulong ooss

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Questions

“deduce”, answered

How do you pronounce “deduce”?

“deduce” is pronounced /dɪˈdus/ (di-DOOS) in American English and /dɪdjuːs/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “dus”. Build it as dɪ-DUS, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “deduce” have?

2: dɪ · dus. The beat lands on the second, “dus”.

Is “deduce” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /dɪˈdus/ (di-DOOS); British English says /dɪdjuːs/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “deduce” mean?

As a verb: reason by deduction; establish by deduction For example: “From the muddy boots we could deduce where he had walked.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “deduce”?

Stress the second syllable: dɪ-DUS. “dus” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.

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