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How to pronounce crazed

Say it like KRAYZD. Crazed is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/kreɪzd/KRAYZD
UK British/kreɪzd/KRAYZD
  • KRAYZD
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Crazed pronunciation, sound by sound

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

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

American vs British pronunciation of crazed

American and British speakers say crazed in essentially the same way: /kreɪzd/ in the US and /kreɪzd/ in the UK.

British respelling: KRAYZD.

What does crazed mean?

adjective
  1. Maddened; driven insane.“The crazed look in his eyes made everyone back away.”
  2. Obsessed with something.
  3. Covered with cracks (generally applied to porcelain, plastics, and paints).“The dark traces of the cracks in the crazed surface of the pot contrasted with the light glaze and were quite attractive.”
verb
  1. simple past and past participle of craze How to pronounce craze

Similar and opposite words

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Words that rhyme with crazed

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Questions about saying crazed

How do you pronounce crazed?

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

How many syllables are in crazed?

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

Do Americans and Brits say crazed the same way?

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

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