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How to pronounce crewed

Say it like KROOD. Crewed is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/krud/KROOD
UK British/kruːd/KROOD
  • KROOD
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Crewed pronunciation, sound by sound

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

  1. KROODSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "oo" in food.

American vs British pronunciation of crewed

American and British speakers say crewed in essentially the same way: /krud/ in the US and /kruːd/ in the UK.

British respelling: KROOD.

What does crewed mean?

adjective
  1. Having a crew; manned; piloted.“a crewed mission to the Moon”
verb
  1. simple past and past participle of crew How to pronounce crew

Words that rhyme with crewed

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Words that sound like crewed

Questions about saying crewed

How do you pronounce crewed?

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

How many syllables are in crewed?

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

Do Americans and Brits say crewed the same way?

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

What words sound the same as crewed?

Crewed sounds the same as crude 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).