English pronunciation · Words Starting with D
Dessert Pronunciation
Dessert is pronounced di-ZURT, IPA /dɪˈzɝt/.
di-ZURT
US /dɪˈzɝt/ · UK /dɪˈzɜːt/
Syllables: di · ZURT (2 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun: The sweet course served at the end of a meal.
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Dessert in a Sentence
- We skipped dessert and went straight for coffee.
- There is lemon tart for dessert.
- He ordered a second dessert without embarrassment.
Common Mispronunciations of Dessert
Not DE-zert
Dessert and desert are told apart by stress and by spelling. The sweet one has two s letters and the beat on the ending, di-ZURT; the sandy one has one s and the beat at the front, DE-zert.
Not di-SURT
Buzz the double s. Despite the spelling it carries a z sound, the same one in dissolve.
Tip: Two s letters, two helpings. That is the usual way people remember which spelling is the sweet one.
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