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How to pronounce dooce

Say it like DOOS. Dooce is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/dus/DOOS
UK British/duːs/DOOS
  • DOOS
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Dooce pronunciation, sound by sound

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

  1. DOOSSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "oo" in food.

American vs British pronunciation of dooce

American and British speakers say dooce in essentially the same way: /dus/ in the US and /duːs/ in the UK.

British respelling: DOOS.

What does dooce mean?

noun
  1. Pronunciation spelling of deuce.
  2. Eye dialect spelling of deuce.

Where does dooce come from?

Respelling representing the pronunciation of deuce in an accent with yod dropping; for speakers with this kind of accent (such as the majority of American English speakers), this spelling would constitute eye dialect since it is identical t

Words that rhyme with dooce

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Words that sound like dooce

Questions about saying dooce

How do you pronounce dooce?

Say DOOS. The American pronunciation is /dus/. In British English it is /duːs/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in dooce?

Dooce is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: DOOS.

Do Americans and Brits say dooce the same way?

Almost exactly. The American form is /dus/ and the British form is /duːs/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.

What words sound the same as dooce?

Dooce sounds the same as deuce, duce in American English. The spelling and meaning are what tell them apart.

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