English pronunciation · Words Starting with T
Tuesday Pronunciation
Tuesday is pronounced TYOOZ-day, IPA /ˈtjuzˌdeɪ/.
TYOOZ-day
US /ˈtjuzˌdeɪ/
Syllables: TYOOZ · day (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
proper noun: The second day of the working week, named after the Norse god Tiw.
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Tuesday in a Sentence
- The class meets on Tuesday afternoons.
- I can drop it round on Tuesday.
- Tuesday is the quietest day here.
Common Mispronunciations of Tuesday
Not TWOZ-day
There is no w in it. The ue spelling is a yoo or an oo, never the round vowel of two.
Not TOOS-day
That s sits between two vowels, which turns it into a z.
Tip: British speakers say TYOOZ-day or CHOOZ-day, and Americans usually TOOZ-day, dropping the y glide.
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