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How to pronounce screened

Say it like SKREEND. Screened is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/skrind/SKREEND
UK British/skriːnd/SKREEND
  • SKREEND
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Screened pronunciation, sound by sound

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  1. SKREENDSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ee" in see.

American vs British pronunciation of screened

American and British speakers say screened in essentially the same way: /skrind/ in the US and /skriːnd/ in the UK.

British respelling: SKREEND.

What does screened mean?

verb
  1. simple past and past participle of screen How to pronounce screen“We screened out the dubious candidates yesterday.”

Words that rhyme with screened

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Questions about saying screened

How do you pronounce screened?

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

How many syllables are in screened?

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

Do Americans and Brits say screened the same way?

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

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