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D
D = Dêe person
Dail parliament = Dŏyle person
dâily day = Dâley person
daiquíri daî-
dãiry milk cf. dîary day
Dàlek
Dalmâtian not -on
Dalziél *Dêe-él
dám river = dámn hell
dámage
dânger -jer, cf. clánger, hánger, no j sound
Dániel *Dányəl
Dânish
Dáphnê *Dáffney
dãresây is one word in Î dãresay meaning ‘probably’
Darfùr
dàrtbŏard one word
dāstardly cf. bāstard
dâtabâse BrE; AmE dátabâse one word
dåughter *dåwter
Dâvìês -z AmE; BrE = Dâvis
dávit
dâze dazzle = dâys day
de *də (as in de lûxe or de lúxe) or dè (dè fácto), not a word in its own right
déad cf. dêed
déadline one word
déadlock one word
dêal
déalt
dêar loved, expensive = dêer animal
dëarth
debàcle
débris can be written with the French accent: débris; BrE *débrêe or *dâybree; AmE *dəbrêe
débt *dét; silent b
dèbut = début *dâybyû - or dé-
dèbuted = débuted *dâybyûd - or dé-
décade years cf. decâyed decay - though some do rhyme them
Decémber
dêcent
decídûous -yû
déckchair one word
declássè can be written as in French déclassé *dây-clássây
décimate
decîpher cf. cŷpher or cîpher
Déclan
dêed cf. déad
dêer animal = dêar friend, expensive
dè fácto two words, *dây-fácto
defámatory
defâme
defër cf. díffer
déficit
définitely
defûse problem dê-, -z, cf. diffûse, dí-
degénerate
dèign condescend = Dâne Denmark
deipnósphist
déjà vu *dèzhà-vû
delây
deletêrious
Délhi India = déli delicatessen
delínêâte
delínquent
delîght -ît
Dêlius cf. Sibèlius
delíver
déluge -yû-
delûsion cf. illûsion
de lûxe or de lúxe
démagogue -góg
demānd
démo
demócracy cf. hypócrisy
democrátic
demür
demûre
dénguê fêver
dénier weight, coin *dényə, cf. denîer deny
Dénis = Dénnis
Denìse -êez
denŷ
depéndant person = depéndent adjective
dërby race = Dërby England AmE; BrE = Dàrby person
de riguëur *dərigër - hard g
desálinate
descént down = dissént disagree
descrîbe dís-
désert sand
desërt leave = dessërt meal
désiccate - very commonly misspelt: -ss- would be expected after é, cf. párallel
despãir
désperate cf. dísparate, séparate
desperâtion
despícable
dessërt meal -zërt = desërt leave
dessërts just -zërts
détail noun
detâil verb
detër
detêriorate
detërmíne
detérrent
detrîtus
dévastate
devastâtion
devélop rhymes with envélop verb, cf. énvelôpe noun
devîce -ss, cf. divîde
devîse -z, cf. divîde
devôte
devotêe
devòut
deŵ morning = dûe owed, cf. do act *dû
Deŵey
déxtrous or déxterous
diabêtes *dîəbêtêez or -tíz
diabétic
diaérisis *dî-érisis, AmE diérisis
dîálýsis
dîamond
dîáphanous
dîaphragm -ám
diarrhoêa BrE *dîre-rêar; AmE diarrhêa
dîary cf. dãiry
diáspora
dictâte cf. díktát
dîcy dodgy cf. Dícky, Díckie persons
dîe death = dŷe colour
dîehard one word
dìêsel
dîet *dîət
díffer cf. defër
diffûse various -ss, give out -z
dígit
díktát cf. dictâte
dilémma
dilettántê
dímwit one word
dínghy boat - no g sound, only ng sound
díngy dark *dínjy
dînosåur
dîocese *dîəsíss
diphthêria
díphthong
diplôma
díplomat
dîre cf. dêar
dírham
disassôciate - -sass-
disarrây
disāstrous -zā-, no e, cf. disāster; mürderous, cantánkerous, etc.
dísc record, circular = dísk computer
discòver
discrêet careful = discrête separate
discrétion -éshən
discriminâtory
díscus
discúss
disequilíbrium
disgúst revulsion ≈ discússed talked
disingénuous - -uou-
Dísney *Díznì
dispátch or despátch
dispénsable
disséction
dissént disagree = descént down
dissymétric dîssý-
dístribûte or distríbûte -yû-
divîne cf. Devìne
divîsive cf. divîde, dêvious, devîse
Djángo Reînhardt - unlike in French
do *dû cf. dûe cause, time = deŵ morning *dyû
doable *dûwable
Dócherty or Dóherty same pronunciation: Celtic ch sound, same as Arabic kh as in Khàn
dôcîle AmE *dóssle
dòes do *dúz, cf. dôes female deer
dóg-êat-dóg
dógged verb *dógd: this próblem dógged us
dógged adjective *dóggíd: a dógged pursûer
dôe animal = dôh music, exclamation
dòes *dúz, cf. fãir do’s, *doôz
dôle money = Dôle person
dóll model
dóllar
domâin territory = demèsne estate, domâine vineyard
dón clothes, academic = Dón person
dòne do = dún colour = Dúnn person = Dònne poet
dóner kebab = Dónner person
dônor give
doômsday doom = Domesday Book
dŏorstép one word
dóppelganger, often with German umlaut: doppelgänger
dŏrmant
dóssièr silent French r - or e regularised to schwa: *dóssiər
Dostoyévsky, Dostoévsky
doúble rhymes with búbble
doûble entendre *dôôblon-tóndrə
dòubt *dòut, cf. dòughty
dôugh bake, money = dôe deer
dôughnút *dônut
dòughty *dòwty
Doúglas *Dúgləss
doûr serious, one syllable ≈ doer do, two syllables
dòve bird
dôve dive - AmE for dîved
dòvish
dòwnfall one word
downhíll one word
dòwry
dôze
dôzed doze
dòzen 12
dracônian
drāft AmE all meanings, BrE outline, money, group, US conscription = drāught
dràgon
dràma
drāught BrE cold, net, liquids, game, horse = drāft, cf. dròught *dròwt
dråw design ≈ dråwer pull
dråwback noun one word
dreŵ draw = Dreŵ person
dríll
drîly or drŷly
drível
drízzle
drôll
drómedary
droôp down = drûpe fruit
dròught *dròut, cf. drāught = drāft
drúnkenness -nn-
Drûze
dûal two = dûel fight ≈ jeŵel stone
dúchess cf. Dútch
dûe owed = deŵ morning *dyû, cf. do act *dû
dúmb-bell
dún colour = Dúnn person = dòne do, cf. dón clothes, academic = Dón Donald
Dúncan rhymes with drúnken
Dundêe
dûne sand
Dúrham *Dúrrəm
dûring j-
dúst dirt = dòst archaic do
dústbin one word
duúmvirate ûú
dûvèt *doôvây
Dvŏrak, in Czech Dvořák, *Dəvåwzhàk
dŷe colour = dîe dead
dŷeing dye = dŷing die
dynámic
dŷnamísm
dŷnamîte
dýs- bad = dís- negative
dýsentery
dysfúnctional
dysléxic