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How to pronounce nosed

Say it like NOHZD. Nosed is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/noʊzd/NOHZD
UK British/nəʊzd/NOHZD
  • NOHZD
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Nosed pronunciation, sound by sound

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

  1. NOHZDSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "o" in go.

American vs British pronunciation of nosed

  • The long o starts further forward in British English, closer to "uh-oo" than the American "oh".

British respelling: NOHZD.

What does nosed mean?

verb
  1. simple past and past participle of nose How to pronounce nose
adjective
  1. Having some specific type of nose.“Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer”

Words that rhyme with nosed

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Questions about saying nosed

How do you pronounce nosed?

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

How many syllables are in nosed?

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

Is nosed pronounced differently in British English?

Yes. The long o starts further forward in British English, closer to "uh-oo" than the American "oh". The British form is /nəʊzd/ (NOHZD).

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