How to pronounce “dubious”
Say “dubious” in 3 beats
dubious
/ˈdubiəs/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /djuːbɪəs/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- dudustress
- bibi
- əsəs
- IPA (American)
- /ˈdubiəs/
- IPA (British)
- /djuːbɪəs/
- Respelling
- DOO-bee-uhs
- Syllables
- 3 — DU-bi-əs
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: DU-bi-əs. “du” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- adjective
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˈdubiəs/
/djuːbɪəs/
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What “dubious” means
- adjective
fraught with uncertainty or doubt
“they were doubtful that the cord would hold”
- adjective
open to doubt or suspicion; ; ; ; - Karen Horney
“the candidate's doubtful past”
- adjective
not convinced
“they admitted the force of my argument but remained dubious”
Say it in a sentence
“His excuse sounded dubious the second time he told it.”“dubious”, answered
How do you pronounce “dubious”?
“dubious” is pronounced /ˈdubiəs/ (DOO-bee-uhs) in American English and /djuːbɪəs/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “du”. Build it as DU-bi-əs, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “dubious” have?
3: du · bi · əs. The beat lands on the first, “du”.
Is “dubious” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈdubiəs/ (DOO-bee-uhs); British English says /djuːbɪəs/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “dubious” mean?
As an adjective: fraught with uncertainty or doubt For example: “they were doubtful that the cord would hold” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “dubious”?
Stress the first syllable: DU-bi-əs. “du” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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