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How to pronounce sewed

Say it like SOHD. Sewed is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/soʊd/SOHD
UK British/səʊd/SOHD
  • SOHD
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Sewed pronunciation, sound by sound

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

American vs British pronunciation of sewed

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

British respelling: SOHD.

What does sewed mean?

verb
  1. simple past and past participle of sew How to pronounce sew
adjective
  1. Having been created through the sewing process.

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Words that rhyme with sewed

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Questions about saying sewed

How do you pronounce sewed?

Say SOHD. The American pronunciation is /soʊd/. In British English it is /səʊd/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in sewed?

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

Is sewed 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 /səʊd/ (SOHD).

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