How Do You Pronounce Debris

1. debris. noun.
2. de·​bris | \ də-ˈbrē \
3. plural debris\ -​ˈbrēz \
4. debris. noun.
5. de·​bris | \ də-ˈbrē, dā-ˈ, ˈdā-ˌ, British usually ˈdeb-(ˌ)rē \
6. plural debris.

What is a correct pronunciation?

Pronunciation is the way in which a word or a language is spoken. This may refer to generally agreed-upon sequences of sounds used in speaking a given word or language in a specific dialect (“correct pronunciation”) or simply the way a particular individual speaks a word or language.

Why is debris silent s?

In the case of the English word “debris,” it was borrowed from the French word “débris” which means the same thing. Although we don’t have accents over the letter “e” in English, we kept everything else about the word.