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How to pronounce blanked

Say it like BLANGKT. Blanked is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/blæŋkt/BLANGKT
UK British/blæŋkt/BLANGKT
  • BLANGKT
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Blanked pronunciation, sound by sound

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  1. BLANGKTSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "a" in cat.

American vs British pronunciation of blanked

American and British speakers say blanked in essentially the same way: /blæŋkt/ in the US and /blæŋkt/ in the UK.

British respelling: BLANGKT.

What does blanked mean?

verb
  1. simple past and past participle of blank How to pronounce blank
adjective
  1. damned; accursed (from the euphemistic printed form d, d)
  2. In a state of blankness.

Words that rhyme with blanked

Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of blanked.

Questions about saying blanked

How do you pronounce blanked?

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

How many syllables are in blanked?

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

Do Americans and Brits say blanked the same way?

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

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