How to pronounce “rendezvous”
Say “rendezvous” in 3 beats
rendezvous
/ˈɹɑndeɪˌvu/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ˈɹɒndeɪvuː/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- renɹɑnstress
- dezdeɪ
- vousvu
- IPA (American)
- /ˈɹɑndeɪˌvu/
- IPA (British)
- /ˈɹɒndeɪvuː/
- Respelling
- RON-day-voo
- Syllables
- 3 — REN-dez-vous
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: REN-dez-vous. “ren” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˈɹɑndeɪˌvu/
/ˈɹɒndeɪvuː/
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Where “rendezvous” goes wrong
- Often heard
“REN-dez-vus”
the z and the final s are both silent: RON-day-voo
What “rendezvous” means
- noun
a meeting planned at a certain time and place
- noun
a place where people meet
“he was waiting for them at the rendezvous”
- noun
a date; usually with a member of the opposite sex
Say it in a sentence
“They agreed on a rendezvous at the café near the bridge.”“rendezvous”, answered
How do you pronounce “rendezvous”?
“rendezvous” is pronounced /ˈɹɑndeɪˌvu/ (RON-day-voo) in American English and /ˈɹɒndeɪvuː/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “ren”. Build it as REN-dez-vous, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “rendezvous” have?
3: ren · dez · vous. The beat lands on the first, “ren”.
Is “rendezvous” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈɹɑndeɪˌvu/ (RON-day-voo); British English says /ˈɹɒndeɪvuː/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “rendezvous” mean?
As a noun: a meeting planned at a certain time and place For example: “They agreed on a rendezvous at the café near the bridge.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “rendezvous”?
Stress the first syllable: REN-dez-vous. “ren” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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