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D = Dêe person

dáchshund *dáxund

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 -on

Dalziél *Dêe-él

dám river = dámn hell

'''dámage

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

Dániel *Dányəl

'''Dânish

Dáphnê *Dáffney

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

Darfùr

dàrtbŏard one word

dāstardly cf. '''bāstard

dâtaBrE; AmE dáta; Australian English '''dàta

dâtabâse BrE; AmE dátabâse one word

dåughter *dåwter

Dâvìês -z AmE; BrE = '''Dâvis

'''dávit

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)

déad cf. '''dêed

déadline one word

déadlock one word

'''dêal

'''déalt

dêar loved, expensive = dêer animal

'''dëarth

'''debàcle

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

débt *dét; silent '''b

dèbut = début *dâybyû - or dé-

dèbuted = débuted *dâybyûd - or dé-

décade years cf. decâyed decay - though some do rhyme them

'''Decémber

'''dêcent

decídûous -yû

déckchair one word

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

'''décimate

decîpher cf. cŷpher or '''cîpher

'''Déclan

dêed cf. '''déad

dêer animal = dêar ''friend, expensive

dè fácto two words, *dây-fácto

'''defámatory

'''defâme

dêfect ''imperfection (noun)

deféct ''nation (verb)

defër cf. '''díffer

'''déficit

'''définitely

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

'''degénerate

dèign condescend = Dâne ''Denmark

'''Dêimos

'''deipnósphist

déjà vu *dèzhà-vû

'''delây

'''deletêrious

Délhi India = déli ''delicatessen

'''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

'''demür

'''demûre

dénguê fêver

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

Dénis = '''Dénnis

Denìse -êez

'''denŷ

depéndant person = depéndent ''adjective

dërby race = Dërby England AmE; BrE = Dàrby person

de riguëur *dərigër - hard '''g

'''desálinate

descént down = dissént ''disagree

descrîbe dís-

désert ''sand

desërt leave = dessërt ''meal

désiccate - very commonly misspelt: -ss- would be expected after é, cf. '''párallel

des Mŏines *dəmŏin

'''despãir

désperate cf. dísparate, '''séparate

'''desperâtion

'''despícable

dessërt meal -zërt = desërt ''leave

dessërts just -zërts

détail ''noun

detâil ''verb

'''detër

'''detêriorate

'''detërmíne

'''detérrent

'''detrîtus

'''dévastate

'''devastâtion

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

'''devélopment

devîce -ss, cf. '''divîde

devîse -z, cf. '''divîde

'''devôte

'''devotêe

'''devòut

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

'''Deŵey

déxtrous or '''déxterous

diabêtes *dîəbêtêez or -tíz

'''diabétic

diaérisis *dî-érisis, AmE '''diérisis

'''dîálýsis

'''dîamond

'''dîáphanous

dîaphragm -ám

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

dîary cf. '''dãiry

'''diáspora

dictâte cf. '''díktát

dîcy dodgy cf. Dícky, Díckie ''persons

dîe death = dŷe ''colour

dîehard one word

'''dìêsel

dîet *dîət

díffer cf. '''defër

diffûse various -ss, give out -z

'''dígit

díktát cf. '''dictâte

'''dilémma

'''dilettántê

Dímbleby cf. '''Búmblebee

dímwit one word

dínghy boat - no g sound, only ng sound

díngy dark *dínjy

'''dînosåur

dîocese *dîəsíss

'''diphthêria

'''díphthong

'''diplôma

'''díplomat

dîre cf. '''dêar

'''dírham

disassôciate - -sass-

'''disarrây

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

dísc record, circular = dísk ''computer

'''discòver

discrêet guarded = discrête ''separate

discrétion -éshən

'''discriminâtory

'''díscus

'''discúss

'''disequilíbrium

disgúst revulsion ≈ discússed ''talked

disingénuous - -uou-

Dísney *Díznì

dispátch or '''despátch

'''dispénsable

'''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

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

doable *dûwable

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

dôcîle AmE *dóssle

dòes do *dúz, cf. dôes ''female deer

'''dóg-êat-dóg

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

dógged adjective *dóggíd: '''a dógged pursûer

dôe animal = dôh ''music, exclamation

dòes *dúz, cf. fãir do’s, *doôz

dôle money = Dôle ''person

dóll ''model

'''dóllar

domâin territory = demèsne estate, domâine ''vineyard

dón clothes, academic = Dón ''person

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

dóner kebab = Dónner ''person

dônor ''give

doômsday doom = Domesday ''Book

dŏorstép one word

doô-wóp cf. '''whópping

dóppelganger, often with German umlaut: doppelgänger

dŏrmant

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

Dostoyévsky, '''Dostoévsky

doúble rhymes with '''búbble

doûble entendre *doôblon-tóndrə

dòubt *dòut, cf. '''dòughty

Doúg Douglas = dúg ''dig

dôugh bake, money = dôe ''deer

dôughnút *dônut

dòughty *dòwty

Doúglas *Dúgləss

doûr serious, one syllable ≈ doer do, two syllables

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

'''dúmb-bell

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

Dúncan rhymes with '''drúnken

'''Dundêe

dûne sand

dunnô - colloquial contraction of dôn't knôw

Dúrham *Dúrrəm

dûring j-

dúst dirt = dòst archaic do

dústbin one word

duúmvirate ûú

dûvèt *doôvây

Dvŏrak, in Czech Dvořák, *Dəvåwzhàk

dŷe colour = dîe dead

dŷeing dye = dŷing die

'''dynámic

'''dŷnamísm

'''dŷnamîte

dýs- bad = dís- ''negative

'''dýsentery

'''dysfúnctional

'''dysléxic