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How to pronounce plateaued

Say it like pla-TOHD. Plateaued has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the second one (TOHD).

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US American/plæˈtoʊd/pla-TOHD
UK British/plæˈtəʊd/pla-TOHD
  • pla
  • TOHD
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Plateaued pronunciation, sound by sound

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

  1. plaKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "a" in cat.
  2. TOHDSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "o" in go.

American vs British pronunciation of plateaued

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

British respelling: pla-TOHD.

What does plateaued mean?

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

Words that rhyme with plateaued

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Questions about saying plateaued

How do you pronounce plateaued?

Say pla-TOHD. The American pronunciation is /plæˈtoʊd/. In British English it is /plæˈtəʊd/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in plateaued?

Plateaued has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the second one (TOHD). Broken into parts: pla · TOHD.

Is plateaued 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 /plæˈtəʊd/ (pla-TOHD).

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