How To Pronounce Dorothy

In British English, Dorothy is pronounced /ˈdɒr.ə.θi/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈdʷɒr.ə.θi]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈdɔːr.ə.θi/.

Dorothy has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the first syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.

Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.