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How to pronounce dozed

Say it like DOHZD. Dozed is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/doʊzd/DOHZD
UK British/dəʊzd/DOHZD
  • DOHZD
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Dozed pronunciation, sound by sound

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

  1. DOHZDSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "o" in go.

American vs British pronunciation of dozed

  • The long o starts further forward in British English, closer to "uh-oo" than the American "oh".

British respelling: DOHZD.

What does dozed mean?

verb
  1. simple past and past participle of doze How to pronounce doze

Words that rhyme with dozed

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

Questions about saying dozed

How do you pronounce dozed?

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

How many syllables are in dozed?

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

Is dozed pronounced differently in British English?

Yes. The long o starts further forward in British English, closer to "uh-oo" than the American "oh". The British form is /dəʊzd/ (DOHZD).

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