how to pronounce duchess

/ˈdʌtʃ.ɛs/

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duchess is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of duchess in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… course the Duchess come on let's have a …”

meaning of duchess

A duchess is a female member of the nobility.

duchess frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word duchess occurs in english on average 8.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.