English pronunciation

How to pronounce “dude

Phonetic spelling

DOOD

IPA /ˈdud/

Syllable stress

dood

Stress falls on the highlighted syllable.

How do you spell “dude”?

d u d e

dude” is spelled D-U-D-E. It is pronounced DOOD, so the spelling and the sound do not match letter for letter. Listen to the audio above and say it aloud while you read the letters.

Hear it in a sentence

  • Hey dude, what's up?

  • That dude over there is my brother.

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