English pronunciation · Words Starting with D
Dialect Pronunciation
Dialect is pronounced DY-uh-lekt, IPA /ˈdaɪəˌlɛkt/.
DY-uh-lekt
US /ˈdaɪəˌlɛkt/ · UK /ˈdaɪəlɛkt/
Syllables: DY · uh · lekt (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: A form of a language used in a particular region or by a particular group.
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Dialect in a Sentence
- The play is written in a northern dialect.
- Every valley had its own dialect.
- She studies dialect for a living.
Common Mispronunciations of Dialect
Not di-uh-LEKT
Front weight, and the lekt at the close takes a light secondary lift and no more.
Not DEE-uh-lekt
That opening dia is the eye of die, which dialogue and diagram share.
Tip: A dialect is a regional form of a language and an accent is only its sound, so the two words are not interchangeable.
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