How to pronounce dreg
Say it like DREG. Dreg is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.
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- DREG
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Dreg pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- DREGSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "e" in bed.
American vs British pronunciation of dreg
American and British speakers say dreg in essentially the same way: /drɛɡ/ in the US and /drɛɡ/ in the UK.
British respelling: DREG.
What does dreg mean?
- singular of dregs (“sediment in a liquid”) How to pronounce dregs“to the last dreg”
Where does dreg come from?
Borrowed from Old Norse dregg (“sediment”), from Proto-Germanic *dragjō (whence also Icelandic dregg, Swedish drägg), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrā́ks (“sediment”); see also Latin fraces (“lees of oil”), Albanian ndrag (“to make dirty, fou
Words that rhyme with dreg
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Questions about saying dreg
How do you pronounce dreg?
Say DREG. The American pronunciation is /drɛɡ/. In British English it is /drɛɡ/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in dreg?
Dreg is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: DREG.
Do Americans and Brits say dreg the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /drɛɡ/ and the British form is /drɛɡ/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.