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How to pronounce tanned

Say it like TAND. Tanned is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/tænd/TAND
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  • TAND
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Tanned pronunciation, sound by sound

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

What does tanned mean?

adjective
  1. Having a suntan.“You're looking very tanned.”
  2. Finished, made using tannic acid (as opposed to abrasion).
verb
  1. simple past and past participle of tan How to pronounce tan

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Questions about saying tanned

How do you pronounce tanned?

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

How many syllables are in tanned?

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

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