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How to pronounce wooded

Say it like WUUD-id. Wooded has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (WUUD).

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US American/ˈwʊdɪd/WUUD-id
UK British/ˈwʊdɪd/WUUD-id
  • WUUD
  • id
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Wooded pronunciation, sound by sound

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

  1. WUUDSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "oo" in book.
  2. idKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "i" in sit.

American vs British pronunciation of wooded

American and British speakers say wooded in essentially the same way: /ˈwʊdɪd/ in the US and /ˈwʊdɪd/ in the UK.

British respelling: WUUD-id.

What does wooded mean?

adjective
  1. Covered with trees.
  2. Aged in wooden casks.
verb
  1. simple past and past participle of wood How to pronounce wood

Where does wooded come from?

From Middle English woded (“concealed by trees”), equivalent to wood + -ed.

Similar and opposite words

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Questions about saying wooded

How do you pronounce wooded?

Say WUUD-id. The American pronunciation is /ˈwʊdɪd/. In British English it is /ˈwʊdɪd/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in wooded?

Wooded has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (WUUD). Broken into parts: WUUD · id.

Do Americans and Brits say wooded the same way?

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

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