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How to pronounce weaned

Say it like WEEND. Weaned is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/wind/WEEND
UK British/wiːnd/WEEND
  • WEEND
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Weaned pronunciation, sound by sound

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

American vs British pronunciation of weaned

American and British speakers say weaned in essentially the same way: /wind/ in the US and /wiːnd/ in the UK.

British respelling: WEEND.

What does weaned mean?

verb
  1. simple past and past participle of wean How to pronounce wean

Words that rhyme with weaned

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Questions about saying weaned

How do you pronounce weaned?

Say WEEND. The American pronunciation is /wind/. In British English it is /wiːnd/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in weaned?

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

Do Americans and Brits say weaned the same way?

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

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