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How to pronounce staffed

Say it like STAFT. Staffed is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/stæft/STAFT
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  • STAFT
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Staffed pronunciation, sound by sound

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  1. STAFTSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "a" in cat.

What does staffed mean?

adjective
  1. Occupied by staff, having members of staff.
verb
  1. simple past and past participle of staff How to pronounce staff

Words that rhyme with staffed

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Questions about saying staffed

How do you pronounce staffed?

Say STAFT. The American pronunciation is /stæft/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in staffed?

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

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