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How to pronounce wooed

Say it like WOOD. Wooed is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/wud/WOOD
UK British/wuːd/WOOD
  • WOOD
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Wooed pronunciation, sound by sound

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  1. WOODSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "oo" in food.

American vs British pronunciation of wooed

American and British speakers say wooed in essentially the same way: /wud/ in the US and /wuːd/ in the UK.

British respelling: WOOD.

What does wooed mean?

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

Words that rhyme with wooed

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Questions about saying wooed

How do you pronounce wooed?

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

How many syllables are in wooed?

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

Do Americans and Brits say wooed the same way?

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

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