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How to pronounce franked

Say it like FRANGKT. Franked is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/fræŋkt/FRANGKT
UK British/fræŋkt/FRANGKT
  • FRANGKT
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Franked pronunciation, sound by sound

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

American vs British pronunciation of franked

American and British speakers say franked in essentially the same way: /fræŋkt/ in the US and /fræŋkt/ in the UK.

British respelling: FRANGKT.

What does franked mean?

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

Questions about saying franked

How do you pronounce franked?

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

How many syllables are in franked?

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

Do Americans and Brits say franked the same way?

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

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