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How to pronounce toed

Say it like TOHD. Toed is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/toʊd/TOHD
UK British/təʊd/TOHD
  • TOHD
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Toed pronunciation, sound by sound

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

American vs British pronunciation of toed

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

British respelling: TOHD.

What does toed mean?

adjective
  1. Having (a specified number or type of) toes.“narrow-toed”
adjective
  1. Having the end secured by nails driven obliquely; said of a board, plank, or joist serving as a brace, and in general of any part of a frame secured to other parts by diagonal nailing.
verb
  1. simple past and past participle of toe How to pronounce toe

Where does toed come from?

From toe (“digit of a foot”) + -ed.

Words that rhyme with toed

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Words that sound like toed

Questions about saying toed

How do you pronounce toed?

Say TOHD. The American pronunciation is /toʊd/. In British English it is /təʊd/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in toed?

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

Is toed 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 /təʊd/ (TOHD).

What words sound the same as toed?

Toed sounds the same as toad in American English. The spelling and meaning are what tell them apart.

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