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How to pronounce beared

Say it like BAIRD. Beared is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

VoiceSpeed
US American/bɛrd/BAIRD
UK British/bɛəd/BAIRD
  • BAIRD
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Beared pronunciation, sound by sound

Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.

  1. BAIRDSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "e" in bed.

American vs British pronunciation of beared

  • Americans pronounce the r after a vowel; most British speakers leave it silent and lengthen the vowel instead.

British respelling: BAIRD.

What does beared mean?

verb
  1. simple past and past participle of bear (acted as a bear, depressed the price of) How to pronounce bear

Words that rhyme with beared

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Words that sound like beared

Questions about saying beared

How do you pronounce beared?

Say BAIRD. The American pronunciation is /bɛrd/. In British English it is /bɛəd/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in beared?

Beared is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: BAIRD.

Is beared pronounced differently in British English?

Yes. Americans pronounce the r after a vowel; most British speakers leave it silent and lengthen the vowel instead. The British form is /bɛəd/ (BAIRD).

What words sound the same as beared?

Beared sounds the same as Baird, bared in American English. The spelling and meaning are what tell them apart.

Pronunciation from Wiktionary; meaning and origin adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).