English pronunciation

How to pronounce “rendezvous

Phonetic spelling

RAHN-di-voo

IPA /ˈɹɑndɪˌvu/

Syllable stress

rahn·di·voo

Stress falls on the highlighted syllable.

How do you spell “rendezvous”?

r e n d e z v o u s

rendezvous” is spelled R-E-N-D-E-Z-V-O-U-S. It is pronounced RAHN-di-voo, 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

  • Let's rendezvous at the coffee shop after work.

  • The spies planned a secret rendezvous in the park.

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