English pronunciation · Words Starting with D
Debut Pronunciation
Debut is pronounced DAY-byoo, IPA /ˈdeɪbju/.
DAY-byoo
US /ˈdeɪbju/ · UK /ˈdeɪbjuː/
Syllables: DAY · byoo (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun and verb: A person's or a product's first public appearance.
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Two Ways to Say Debut
The pronunciation changes with the meaning or the part of speech. The form above is the most common; the others are:
- the end-stressed reading, commoner in Britain: /deɪˈbju/ (day-BYOO)
Debut in a Sentence
- She made her debut at the Proms.
- The car will debut at the Geneva show.
- His debut album sold slowly.
Common Mispronunciations of Debut
Not DEB-uht
Reading the letters as plain English gives a different word altogether. This one arrived from French with an ay and a yoo.
Not DAY-boot
The u carries a y in front of it, so the second beat is byoo rather than boot.
Not DAY-buht
Nothing is sounded after the oo, because the t at the close stays silent.
Tip: Debutante and debuted both leave the t unsaid, and the two stressings of the word itself are both standard.
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