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How to pronounce hawed

Say it like HAWD. Hawed is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/hɔd/HAWD
UK British/hɔːd/HAWD
  • HAWD
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Hawed pronunciation, sound by sound

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  1. HAWDSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "aw" in law.

American vs British pronunciation of hawed

American and British speakers say hawed in essentially the same way: /hɔd/ in the US and /hɔːd/ in the UK.

British respelling: HAWD.

What does hawed mean?

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

Words that rhyme with hawed

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Questions about saying hawed

How do you pronounce hawed?

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

How many syllables are in hawed?

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

Do Americans and Brits say hawed the same way?

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

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