How to pronounce “dengue”
Say “dengue” in 2 beats
dengue
/ˈdɛŋɡi/
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- dendɛŋstress
- gueɡi
- IPA (American)
- /ˈdɛŋɡi/
- IPA (British)
- /ˈdɛŋɡi/
- Also accepted
- /ˈdɛŋɡeɪ/
- Respelling
- DENG-ee
- Syllables
- 2 — DEN-gue
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: DEN-gue. “den” 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
Where “dengue” goes wrong
- Often heard
“DEN-gyoo”
the -gue is a plain hard g followed by ee: DENG-ee
What “dengue” means
- noun
an infectious disease of the tropics transmitted by mosquitoes and characterized by rash and aching head and joints
Say it in a sentence
“Dengue cases rise every year once the rains begin.”“dengue”, answered
How do you pronounce “dengue”?
“dengue” is pronounced /ˈdɛŋɡi/ (DENG-ee), and /ˈdɛŋɡeɪ/ is also accepted — 2 syllables, stressed on “den”. Build it as DEN-gue, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “dengue” have?
2: den · gue. The beat lands on the first, “den”.
Is “dengue” /ˈdɛŋɡi/ or /ˈdɛŋɡeɪ/?
Both. /ˈdɛŋɡi/ is the form dictionaries list first (DENG-ee).
What does “dengue” mean?
As a noun: an infectious disease of the tropics transmitted by mosquitoes and characterized by rash and aching head and joints For example: “Dengue cases rise every year once the rains begin.”
Where is the stress in “dengue”?
Stress the first syllable: DEN-gue. “den” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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