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How to pronounce whacked

Say it like WAKT. Whacked is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/wækt/WAKT
UK British/wækt/WAKT
  • WAKT
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Whacked pronunciation, sound by sound

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

American vs British pronunciation of whacked

American and British speakers say whacked in essentially the same way: /wækt/ in the US and /wækt/ in the UK.

British respelling: WAKT.

What does whacked mean?

verb
  1. simple past and past participle of whack How to pronounce whack
adjective
  1. Tired; fatigued.“After that all-night party, we were all whacked.”
  2. Intoxicated on drugs.

Words that rhyme with whacked

Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of whacked.

Questions about saying whacked

How do you pronounce whacked?

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

How many syllables are in whacked?

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

Do Americans and Brits say whacked the same way?

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

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