English pronunciation · Words Starting with D
Diary Pronunciation
Diary is pronounced DY-er-ee, IPA /ˈdaɪɝi/.
DY-er-ee
US /ˈdaɪɝi/ · UK /ˈdaɪəri/
Syllables: DY · er · ee (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: A book for recording what happens each day, or for noting appointments.
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Diary in a Sentence
- She has kept a diary since she was nine.
- Put it in the diary for the eighteenth.
- His war diary was published after his death.
Common Mispronunciations of Diary
Not DER-ee
Diary and dairy are an easy pair to swap, and the order of the vowels is the only thing keeping them apart. One is a book and the other is milk.
Not DY-ree
The e between the r and the y earns a quick beat of its own, giving three in all.
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