Oxford Dictionary English diphthong noun noun BrE BrE//ˈdɪfθɒŋ// ; NAmE NAmE//ˈdɪfθɑːŋ// , NAmE//ˈdɪfθɔːŋ// ; BrE BrE//ˈdɪpθɒŋ// ; NAmE NAmE//ˈdɪpθɑːŋ// , NAmE//ˈdɪpθɔːŋ// (phonetics) Phonetics Add to my wordlistjump to other resultsa combination of two vowel sounds or vowel letters, for example the sounds /aɪ/ in pipe /paɪp/ or the letters ou in doubt compare monophthong, triphthong Wordfinderpronunciationcluster, consonant, diphthong, elide, intonation, phonetics, pronunciation, stress, tone, voiced See related entries: Phonetics Word Originlate Middle English: from French diphtongue, via late Latin from Greek diphthongos, from di- ‘twice’ + phthongos ‘voice, sound’.See diphthong in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic EnglishSee diphthong in the Oxford Advanced American DictionaryCheck pronunciation: diphthong oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com
