HowPronounceIt
  1. Home
  2. How to pronounce
  3. dedupe

How to pronounce dedupe

Say it like dee-DOOP. Dedupe has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the second one (DOOP).

VoiceSpeed

Click the play button next to American or British to hear how to pronounce dedupe. Choose Slow to hear each sound clearly.

US American/diˈdup/dee-DOOP
UK British/diːˈdjuːp/dee-DYOOP
  • dee
  • DOOP
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Dedupe pronunciation, sound by sound

Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.

  1. deeKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "ee" in see.
  2. DOOPSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "oo" in food.

American vs British pronunciation of dedupe

  • British speakers add a light "y" sound before the "oo" (as in "tyoon" for tune).

British respelling: dee-DYOOP.

What does dedupe mean?

verb
  1. To deduplicate.“When I deduped my music database, it shrank by more than half!”
noun
  1. A deduplication.“After that dedupe, my music database took half as much space.”

Where does dedupe come from?

From de- + dupe.

Words that rhyme with dedupe

Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of dedupe.

Questions about saying dedupe

How do you pronounce dedupe?

Say dee-DOOP. The American pronunciation is /diˈdup/. In British English it is /diːˈdjuːp/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in dedupe?

Dedupe has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the second one (DOOP). Broken into parts: dee · DOOP.

Is dedupe pronounced differently in British English?

Yes. British speakers add a light "y" sound before the "oo" (as in "tyoon" for tune). The British form is /diːˈdjuːp/ (dee-DYOOP).

Pronunciation from Wiktionary; meaning and origin adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).