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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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