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How to pronounce leafed

Say it like LEEFT. Leafed is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/lift/LEEFT
UK British/liːft/LEEFT
  • LEEFT
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Leafed pronunciation, sound by sound

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  1. LEEFTSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ee" in see.

American vs British pronunciation of leafed

American and British speakers say leafed in essentially the same way: /lift/ in the US and /liːft/ in the UK.

British respelling: LEEFT.

What does leafed mean?

verb
  1. simple past and past participle of leaf How to pronounce leaf
adjective
  1. Having a leaf or leaves (of the specified kind).

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Questions about saying leafed

How do you pronounce leafed?

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

How many syllables are in leafed?

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

Do Americans and Brits say leafed the same way?

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

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