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How to pronounce whizzed

Say it like WIZD. Whizzed is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/wɪzd/WIZD
UK British/wɪzd/WIZD
  • WIZD
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Whizzed pronunciation, sound by sound

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  1. WIZDSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "i" in sit.

American vs British pronunciation of whizzed

American and British speakers say whizzed in essentially the same way: /wɪzd/ in the US and /wɪzd/ in the UK.

British respelling: WIZD.

What does whizzed mean?

verb
  1. simple past and past participle of whiz How to pronounce whiz
  2. simple past and past participle of whizz

Questions about saying whizzed

How do you pronounce whizzed?

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

How many syllables are in whizzed?

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

Do Americans and Brits say whizzed the same way?

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

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