HowPronounceIt
  1. Home
  2. How to pronounce
  3. mouthed

How to pronounce mouthed

Say it like MOWTHD. Mouthed is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

VoiceSpeed

Click the play button next to American or British to hear how to pronounce mouthed. Choose Slow to hear each sound clearly.

US American/maʊðd/MOWTHD
UK British/maʊðd/MOWTHD
  • MOWTHD
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Mouthed pronunciation, sound by sound

Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.

  1. MOWTHDSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ow" in now.

American vs British pronunciation of mouthed

American and British speakers say mouthed in essentially the same way: /maʊðd/ in the US and /maʊðd/ in the UK.

British respelling: MOWTHD.

What does mouthed mean?

adjective
  1. Having a specified type of mouth.
verb
  1. simple past and past participle of mouth How to pronounce mouth
  2. simple past and past participle of mouthe

Questions about saying mouthed

How do you pronounce mouthed?

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

How many syllables are in mouthed?

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

Do Americans and Brits say mouthed the same way?

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

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