How to pronounce “dessert”
Say “dessert” in 2 beats
dessert
/dɪˈzɝt/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /dɪˈzɜːt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- desdɪ
- sertzɝtstress
- IPA (American)
- /dɪˈzɝt/
- IPA (British)
- /dɪˈzɜːt/
- Respelling
- dih-ZURT
- Syllables
- 2 — des-SERT
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: des-SERT. “sert” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/dɪˈzɝt/
/dɪˈzɜːt/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
Where “dessert” goes wrong
- Often heard
“DEZ-ert”
two s letters, stress on the second syllable: the dry one is DEZ-ert
What “dessert” means
- noun
a dish served as the last course of a meal
Say it in a sentence
“We were too full to manage dessert after all that bread.”“dessert”, answered
How do you pronounce “dessert”?
“dessert” is pronounced /dɪˈzɝt/ (dih-ZURT) in American English and /dɪˈzɜːt/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “sert”. Build it as des-SERT, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “dessert” have?
2: des · sert. The beat lands on the second, “sert”.
Is “dessert” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /dɪˈzɝt/ (dih-ZURT); British English says /dɪˈzɜːt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “dessert” mean?
As a noun: a dish served as the last course of a meal For example: “We were too full to manage dessert after all that bread.”
Where is the stress in “dessert”?
Stress the second syllable: des-SERT. “sert” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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