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How to pronounce beefed

Say it like BEEFT. Beefed is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/bift/BEEFT
UK British/biːft/BEEFT
  • BEEFT
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Beefed pronunciation, sound by sound

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  1. BEEFTSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ee" in see.

American vs British pronunciation of beefed

American and British speakers say beefed in essentially the same way: /bift/ in the US and /biːft/ in the UK.

British respelling: BEEFT.

What does beefed mean?

adjective
  1. Consisting of beef of the specified kind.
  2. Muscular.
verb
  1. simple past and past participle of beef How to pronounce beef

Words that rhyme with beefed

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Questions about saying beefed

How do you pronounce beefed?

Say BEEFT. The American pronunciation is /bift/. In British English it is /biːft/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in beefed?

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

Do Americans and Brits say beefed the same way?

Almost exactly. The American form is /bift/ and the British form is /biːft/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.

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