English spellings/Catalogs/D

D = Dêe ''person, river

dáchshund *dáxund

Dâeŵoo *Dâyû (Korean: 대우)

dâhlia cf. Dêlia (minimal pair)

Dail parliament = Dŏyle person

dâily day = Dâley ''person

daiquíri daî-

dãiry milk cf. dîary day

Dàlek

Dàli (but Salvador has a different vowel accented in the original Spanish: Dalí)

Dalmâtian not spelt -on

Dalziél *Dêe-él

dám river = dámn hell

'''dámage

damnâtion ends like nâtion

dânger -njer, cf. clánger, hánger: ng, not 'j' sound

Dániel *Dányəl

'''Dânish

Dáphnê *Dáffney

daresây is one word in Î daresây meaning ‘probably’; otherwise dãre and sây are two separate words

Darfùr

dàrtbŏard one word

dāstardly cf. '''bāstard

dâta BrE; AmE dáta; Australian English '''dàta

dâtabâse BrE; AmE dátabâse one word

dåughter *dåwter

Dâvìês -z AmE; BrE = '''Dâvis

'''dávit

dàytime one word or hyphenated

dâze dazzle = dâys day

de, the first part of certain expressions, from French, pronounced *də (as in de lûxe or de lúxe), or Latin, pronounced dè (dè fácto); also forming surnames, as in de Cŏurcey, de Móntfort, although in AmE, this is usually joined to the name and capitalised, Mc-style, as in DeLíllo, '''DeJohnétte

déad death cf. dêed ''do

déadline one word

déadlock one word

déaf cf. '''déft

'''dêal

'''déalt

dêar loved, expensive = dêer animal

dëarth cf. dïrt (minimal pair)

'''debàcle

Déborah and Débora usually sound like '''Débra

débris can be written with the French accent: débris; BrE *débrêe or *dâybree; AmE *dəbrêe

débt *dét; silent '''b

dèbut = début *dâybyû or débyû

dèbuted = débuted *dâybyûd or débyûd

décade years cf. decâyed decay, though some speakers do rhyme them

'''Decémber

'''decánt

'''dêcent

decídûous -yû

'''décimate

decîpher cf. cŷpher or '''cîpher

déckchair one word

'''Déclan

'''declãre

declássè can be written as in French déclassé *dây-clássây

dêed cf. '''déad

dêer animal = dêar ''friend, expensive

dè fácto two words, *dây-fácto; or it can be hyphenated to distinguish it from the many more combinations with schwa-pronounced de

'''defámatory

'''defâme

dêfect ''imperfection (noun)

deféct ''nation (verb)

defër cf. '''díffer

'''déficit

'''définitely

déft, cf. léft, '''déaf

defúnct *defúnked

defûse problem dê-, -z, cf. diffûse, dí-, -'''s

Degàs *Dəgà, though many anglophones say 'Dâygà' as if the French (plain Degas) were 'Dégas'

'''degénerate

dèign condescend = Dâne ''Denmark

'''Dêimos

'''deipnósphist

Dêirdrê = '''Dêidrê

déjà vu *dèzhà-vû

'''delây

'''deletêrious

Délhi India = déli ''delicatessen

'''délicacy

delícious -ísh-

'''delínêâte

'''delínquent

delîght -ît

Dêlius cf. '''Sibèlius

'''delíver

déluge -yû-

delûsion cf. '''illûsion

de lûxe or '''de lúxe

démagógue -'''g

'''demānd

'''démo

demócracy cf. '''hypócrisy

'''democrátic

'''dêmon

'''demür

'''demûre

Deng Xiaoping = dúng ''manure

dénguê fêver

dénier weight, coin *dényər, cf. denîer ''deny

Dénis = Dénnis, df, ténnis, '''pênis

Denìse -êez

'''denŷ

depéndant person = depéndent ''adjective

dépôt BrE *déppo, dêpôt AmE *dêepo

'''dè profùndis

dërby contest = Dërby England AmE; BrE = Dàrby person

de riguëur *dərigër, hard '''g

derîsive, though some say í and/or -zív

'''derívative

'''desálinate

descénd

descéndant

descént down = dissént ''disagree

descrîbe dís-

désert ''sand

desërt leave = dessërt ''meal

désiccate is very commonly misspelt: -ss- would be expected after é; a similar case is '''párallel

Des Mŏines *Dəmŏin, *Dimŏin

'''despãir

despátch or '''dispátch

désperate cf. dísparate, '''séparate

'''desperâtion

'''despícable

'''despîse

despîte cf. '''dispûte

dessërt meal -zërt = desërt ''leave

dessërts just -zërts

détail ''BrE noun

detâil ''verb, AmE noun

'''detër

'''detêriorate

'''detërmíne

detérrent, -nce BrE; AmE detërrent, -'''nce

'''detrîtus

deûce 2 ≈ jûice liquid

Deutschmark *Dŏitchmark

'''dévastate

'''devastâtion

devélop rhymes with envélop verb, cf. énvelôpe ''noun

'''devélopment

devîce -ss, cf. '''divîde

'''dévil

devîse -z, cf. '''divîde

'''devôte

'''devotêe

'''devòut

deŵ morning = dûe owed, cf. do act *dû

'''Deŵey

déxtrous or '''déxterous

diabêtes *dîəbêtêez or -tíz

'''diabétic

diaéresis BrE; AmE diéresis *dî-éresis

diálýsis *dî-álýsis

diámeter *dî-ámətər

dîamond gem ≈ Dŷmond ''person

Diána *Dî-ánna

Diáne *Dî-ánn, cf. Joánne = Jô Ánn, etc.

'''dîáphanous

dîaphragm -ám

diarrhoêa BrE *dîre-rêar; AmE '''diarrhêa

dîary cf. '''dãiry

'''diáspora

dictâte cf. '''díktát

dîcy dodgy cf. Dícky, Díckie ''persons

'''didgeridoô

dîe death = dŷe ''colour

dîehard one word

diéresis AmE, BrE diaéresis *dî-éresis

'''dìêsel

dîet *dîət

díffer cf. '''defër

diffûse various -ss, give out -z

'''dígit

díktát cf. '''dictâte

'''dilémma

'''dilettántê

Dímbleby cf. '''búmblebee

Dimìtri, Dimìtry, Dmìtri, '''Dmìtry

dímwit one word

dínghy boat, no g sound, only ng sound

díngy dark *dínjy

'''dînosåur

dîocese *dîəsíss

'''diphthêria

díphthong *dípthong

'''diplôma

'''díplomat

dîre cf. '''dêar

'''dírham

'''dírigible

disassôciate

'''disarrây

disāstrous -zā-, no 'e', cf. disāster; mürderous, cantánkerous, etc.

disbánd, cf. '''expánd

dísc record, circular = dísk ''computer

'''discòver

discrêet guarded = discrête ''separate

discrétion -éshən

'''discriminâtory

'''díscus

'''discúss

'''disequilíbrium

disgúst revulsion ≈ discússed ''talked

disingénûous cf. '''ingênious

dísk computer = dísc record, circular

Dísney *Díznì

* dispánd '''disbánd

dispátch or despátch

'''dispénsable

díspërse scatter = dísbürse ''spend

* dispise '''despîse

dispûte cf. '''despîte

'''disséction

dissént disagree = descént ''down

dissymétric dîssý-

dístribûte or distríbûte -yû-

divîne cf. '''Devìne

divîsive cf. divîde, dêvious, devîse, though some say divísive, cf. '''divísion

Djángo Reînhardt (unlike in French)

Dmìtri, Dmìtry, Dimìtri, Dimìtry

do *doô, cf. dûe cause, time = deŵ morning *dyû

doable *dûwable

dóc doctor = 'dóck ''leaf, court, cut

Dócherty or Dóherty same pronunciation: Celtic ch sound, same as Arabic kh as in '''Khàn

dôcîle AmE *dóssle

Dódgson = '''Dódson

dôe animal = dôugh bread = dôh ''music, exclamation

dòes do *dúz, cf. dôes female deer, fãir do’s, *doôz

'''dóff

'''dóg-êat-dóg

dógged verb *dógd: '''this próblem dógged us

dógged adjective *dóggíd: '''a dógged pursûer

dôle money = Dôle ''person

dóll ''model

'''dóllar

domâin territory = demèsne estate, domâine ''vineyard

'''Dominìca

'''Domínican Repúblic

dóminant rhymes with '''próminent

dón clothes, academic = Dón ''person

dòne do = dún colour = Dúnn person = Dònne ''poet

dóner kebab = Dónner ''person

dônor ''give

dônut for dôughnút is strictly commercial and unsuitable in other contexts

doômsday doom = Domesday ''Book

dŏorstép one word

'''doôsra

doô-wóp, hyphenated; cf. '''whópping

dóppelganger, often with German umlaut: doppelgänger

dŏrmant

dóssièr silent French r; or e regularised to schwa: *dóssiər

Dostoyévsky, '''Dostoévsky

'''dót-cóm

doúble rhymes with '''búbble

doúble bâss has no hyphen

doûble entendre *doôblon-tóndrə

dòubt *dòut, cf. '''dòughty

Doúg Douglas = dúg ''dig

'''Doûgall

dôugh bake, money = dôe deer = dôh music, exclamation, cf. dóff off

dôughnút *dônut

dòughty *dòwty

Doúglas *Dúgləss

doûr serious, one syllable ≈ doer do, two syllables

'''dòuse

dòve ''bird

dôve dive, AmE for '''dîved

'''dòvish

dòwnfall one word

downhíll one word

'''dòwry

'''dôze

dôzed doze

dòzen 12

'''dracônian

drāft AmE all meanings, BrE outline, money, group, US conscription = '''drāught

'''dràgon

'''dràma

drāught BrE cold, net, liquids, game, horse = drāft, cf. dròught *dròwt

dråw design ≈ dråwer pull

dråwback noun one word

dreŵ draw = Dreŵ person

'''dríll

drîly or '''drŷly

'''drível

'''drízzle

'''drôll

'''drómedary

droôp down = drûpe ''fruit

dròught *dròut, cf. drāught = '''drāft

drúnkenness -nn-

'''Drûze

dûal two = dûel fight ≈ jeŵel stone

dúchess cf. '''Dútch

dûe owed = deŵ morning *dyû, cf. do act *dû

dúffel côat, cf. '''trúffle

Dúlwich *Dúllidge: in Dúlwich Cóllege both words end in -íj

'''dúmb-bell

dún colour = Dúnn person = dòne do, cf. dón clothes, academic = Dón Donald

Dúncan rhymes with '''drúnken

'''Dundêe

dûne sand

'''Dunkïrk

dunnô, colloquial contraction of dôn't knôw

'''dûplicate

Dúrham *Dúrrəm

dûring j-

Dùsseldorf (German Düsseldorf)

dúst dirt = dòst archaic do

dústbin one word

dûty rhymes and forms a minimal pair with '''beaûty

duúmvirate -ûú-

dûvèt *doôvây

Dvŏrak *Dvåwzhàk (Czech Dvořák)

dŷe colour = dîe dead

dŷeing dye = dŷing die

'''dynámic

'''dŷnamísm

'''dŷnamîte

dýs- bad = dís- ''negative

'''dýsentery

'''dysfúnctional

'''dysléxic