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.