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How to pronounce caked

Say it like KAYKT. Caked is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/keɪkt/KAYKT
UK British/keɪkt/KAYKT
  • KAYKT
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Caked pronunciation, sound by sound

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  1. KAYKTSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ay" in day.

American vs British pronunciation of caked

American and British speakers say caked in essentially the same way: /keɪkt/ in the US and /keɪkt/ in the UK.

British respelling: KAYKT.

What does caked mean?

verb
  1. simple past and past participle of cake How to pronounce cake
adjective
  1. Congealed into a cakelike consistency; (of something covered in such a material) Coated with such a congealed mass.“Great, I had to ride in the rain, and now my bike is caked in mud.”
  2. having a defined butt
  3. Empty with nothing left to smoke but ash.

Words that rhyme with caked

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Questions about saying caked

How do you pronounce caked?

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

How many syllables are in caked?

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

Do Americans and Brits say caked the same way?

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

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