How to Pronounce Dachshund
How do you say dachshund?
US DAHKS-hoont
UK DAKS-und
- IPA (US)
- /ˈdɑːkshʊnt/
- IPA (UK)
- /ˈdæksənd/
dahks·hoont
2 syllables, stress on the first.
Is it DASH-hound or DAHKS-hoont?
- ✗ Not standard DASH-hound: German 'chs' is a K + S sound (as in 'Fuchs' or 'sechs'), and 'hund' is not the English word 'hound'. DASH-hund is listed in some US dictionaries, but 'hound' is a folk rendering.
Dachshund pronunciation in British vs American English
American English: DAHKS-hoont or DAHKS-hund. DASH-hund is also widely heard.
British English: DAKS-und or DAKS-hund, with the short 'a' of 'cat' and a weak second syllable.
What does dachshund mean?
A small dog breed with a long body and short legs, nicknamed the sausage dog or wiener dog.
Where does dachshund come from?
German, from Dachs ('badger') and Hund ('dog'): the breed was developed in Germany to dig into badger setts. In German, 'chs' is pronounced 'ks' and a final D sounds like T, which gives DAHKS-hoont. Germans themselves more often call the breed Dackel or Teckel.
Dachshund in a sentence
- Our dachshund refuses to walk in the rain.
- Dachshunds were originally bred to hunt badgers.
- The dachshund squeezed under the sofa to reach the ball.