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How to pronounce robed

Say it like ROHBD. Robed is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

VoiceSpeed
US American/roʊbd/ROHBD
UK British/rəʊbd/ROHBD
  • ROHBD
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Robed pronunciation, sound by sound

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

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

American vs British pronunciation of robed

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

British respelling: ROHBD.

What does robed mean?

adjective
  1. Wearing a robe.
verb
  1. simple past and past participle of robe How to pronounce robe

Where does robed come from?

From robe + -ed.

Similar and opposite words

Similar meaning

Words that rhyme with robed

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

Questions about saying robed

How do you pronounce robed?

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

How many syllables are in robed?

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

Is robed 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 /rəʊbd/ (ROHBD).

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