How to Pronounce Dachshund?
The word Dachshund is often pronounced incorrectly like many other German words, by English speakers. Most commonly it is pronounced as ‘dashind’ or ‘dash-hound’. But both are incorrect. Let’s take a look at how to pronounce Dachshund.
How to Pronounce Dachshund?
Dachshund is actually a combination of two smaller German words - dachs and hund. ‘Dachs’ means badger and ‘hund’ means dog. Dachs is pronounced ‘dax’ and hund is pronounced ‘hoont’ or ‘huhnt’. In German, the letters ‘chs’ is pronounced as an ‘x’ in English. And ‘un’ is pronounced ‘oon’.
Most people in the US pronounce it as ‘Dochs-hund’ or ‘Dochs-sund’, more because of the American accent.
How Do You Spell Dachshund?
Dachshund is spelt as ‘d-a-c-h-s-h-u-n-d’. Even though there are variations when it comes to pronunciation, this is the standard and accepted spelling all over the world.
Where Did the Name Dachshund Come From?
Different Names the People Call the Dachsund
Dachshunds are known by a variety of distinct names, nicknames, and spellings. Included are:
Sausage Dog
Because of their long, rounded, sausage-like form, Dachshunds are sometimes referred to as "sausage dogs."
Doxie
Doxies are shorthand for Dachshunds. In the United States, it's known as 'Daxie' and is used as a synonym.
Wiener Dog
Weiner dog is an Americanized version of the Germanic term for sausage or hot dog.
Wiener
Shorthand for "wiener dog," "Wiener" is used as a nickname for Dachshunds in the United States. This name can also be pronounced as 'weiner'.
Datsun
A common nickname for dachshunds is 'Datsun,' although it's a mishearing and misspelling.
Dotson
'Dotson' may be a shortened form of 'Doxin', which is a common misheard name for a dog.
Badger Dog
'Dachshund' is a German term that means 'Badger Dog. The Dachshund's ancestors were ferocious badger hunters, as shown by the words "Dachs" and "hund" in their names.
Teckel
Wire-haired Dachshunds are known as 'Teckels' in the UK and as 'Dachshunds' in Germany. Dachshunds are sometimes referred to as "Teckel" in northern Germany.
Dackel
Dachshunds are commonly referred to as "Dackel" in Germany. 'Dachshund', 'Dackel', or 'Teckel' are the most often used terms in Germany.
Dachsie
The pronunciation of 'Dachsie,' which is short for 'Dachshund,' is very identical to that of 'Daxie,' albeit the spelling differs somewhat.
Dashie
Dachshunds are sometimes known as "Dashie" because of their dachshund-like appearance. In most cases, it is only a misinterpretation of the word "Dachsie."
Dashund
Dachshunds can sometimes be referred to as "Dashunds." It's merely a case of 'Dachshund' being mispronounced and misspelled.
Tweeny
Tweeny or tweenie are referred to as dachshunds that fall between the size of a miniature Dachshund and a regular Dachshund are referred to as "little Dachshunds."
Sausage
"Sausage" is a shorthand for "sausage dog," and is, therefore, the same as "wiener" in the United States.
As you know by now, the word Dachshund is pronounced differently all over the world, depending on colloquialisms. The word has got adapted but they all mean the same thing. The different pronunciations may not be technically right, but what matters most is that people know what you mean!