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How to pronounce pawed

Say it like PAWD. Pawed is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

VoiceSpeed
US American/pɔd/PAWD
UK British/pɔːd/PAWD
  • PAWD
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Pawed pronunciation, sound by sound

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

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

American vs British pronunciation of pawed

American and British speakers say pawed in essentially the same way: /pɔd/ in the US and /pɔːd/ in the UK.

British respelling: PAWD.

What does pawed mean?

verb
  1. simple past and past participle of paw How to pronounce paw
adjective
  1. Having (a specified kind or number of) paws.“a muddy-pawed puppy”

Words that rhyme with pawed

Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of pawed.

Questions about saying pawed

How do you pronounce pawed?

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

How many syllables are in pawed?

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

Do Americans and Brits say pawed the same way?

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

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