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How to pronounce nabbed

Say it like NABD. Nabbed is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/næbd/NABD
UK British/næbd/NABD
  • NABD
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Nabbed pronunciation, sound by sound

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  1. NABDSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "a" in cat.

American vs British pronunciation of nabbed

American and British speakers say nabbed in essentially the same way: /næbd/ in the US and /næbd/ in the UK.

British respelling: NABD.

What does nabbed mean?

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

Questions about saying nabbed

How do you pronounce nabbed?

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

How many syllables are in nabbed?

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

Do Americans and Brits say nabbed the same way?

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

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