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How to pronounce golfed

Say it like GOLFT. Golfed is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/ɡɑlft/GOLFT
UK British/ɡɒlft/GOLFT
  • GOLFT
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Golfed pronunciation, sound by sound

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  1. GOLFTSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ah" in father.

American vs British pronunciation of golfed

  • The short o is rounded in British English (as in "hot"), but open and unrounded in American English.

British respelling: GOLFT.

What does golfed mean?

verb
  1. simple past and past participle of golf How to pronounce golf
adjective
  1. Having had its source code made as short as possible, as in code golf.

Questions about saying golfed

How do you pronounce golfed?

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

How many syllables are in golfed?

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

Is golfed pronounced differently in British English?

Yes. The short o is rounded in British English (as in "hot"), but open and unrounded in American English. The British form is /ɡɒlft/ (GOLFT).

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