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How to pronounce frilled

Say it like FRILD. Frilled is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/frɪld/FRILD
UK British/frɪld/FRILD
  • FRILD
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Frilled pronunciation, sound by sound

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  1. FRILDSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "i" in sit.

American vs British pronunciation of frilled

American and British speakers say frilled in essentially the same way: /frɪld/ in the US and /frɪld/ in the UK.

British respelling: FRILD.

What does frilled mean?

adjective
  1. Having frills, frilly.
verb
  1. simple past and past participle of frill How to pronounce frill

Where does frilled come from?

From frill + -ed.

Words that rhyme with frilled

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Questions about saying frilled

How do you pronounce frilled?

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

How many syllables are in frilled?

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

Do Americans and Brits say frilled the same way?

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

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