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How to pronounce windowed

Say it like WIN-dohd. Windowed has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (WIN).

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US American/ˈwɪndoʊd/WIN-dohd
UK British/ˈwɪndəʊd/WIN-dohd
  • WIN
  • dohd
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Windowed pronunciation, sound by sound

Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.

  1. WINSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "i" in sit.
  2. dohdKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "o" in go.

American vs British pronunciation of windowed

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

British respelling: WIN-dohd.

What does windowed mean?

adjective
  1. Fitted with windows, often of a particular kind or, in (heraldry), of a specified color.
  2. Occupying only a part of the screen (in a window.)“This game can be played both in windowed mode and in full-screen mode.”
verb
  1. simple past and past participle of window How to pronounce window

Where does windowed come from?

From Middle English wyndowed, wyndowid, equivalent to window + -ed.

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Questions about saying windowed

How do you pronounce windowed?

Say WIN-dohd. The American pronunciation is /ˈwɪndoʊd/. In British English it is /ˈwɪndəʊd/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in windowed?

Windowed has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (WIN). Broken into parts: WIN · dohd.

Is windowed 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 /ˈwɪndəʊd/ (WIN-dohd).

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