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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “designed”

“designed” is pronounced /dɪˈzaɪnd/ (di-ZYND) in American English and /dɪzaɪnd/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “zaɪnd”.
The sound

Say “designed” in 2 beats

Say it like this

designed

/dɪˈzaɪnd/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /dɪzaɪnd/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

2 beats
  1. dɪdɪ
  2. zaɪndzaɪndstress
IPA (American)
/dɪˈzaɪnd/
IPA (British)
/dɪzaɪnd/
Respelling
di-ZYND
Syllables
2 — dɪ-ZAꞮND
Stress
Stress the second syllable: dɪ-ZAꞮND. “zaɪnd” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Part of speech
verb, adjective
Difficulty
Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/dɪˈzaɪnd/

British

/dɪzaɪnd/

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Meaning

What “designed” means

  1. verb

    make or work out a plan for; devise

    “They contrived to murder their boss”

  2. verb

    plan something for a specific role or purpose or effect

    “This room is not designed for work”

  3. verb

    create the design for; create or execute in an artistic or highly skilled manner

    “Chanel designed the famous suit”

Say it in a sentence

“The garden was designed to need very little water.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

5 sounds, in the order you say them
dd×2ɪshort izzaɪlong inn

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Questions

“designed”, answered

How do you pronounce “designed”?

“designed” is pronounced /dɪˈzaɪnd/ (di-ZYND) in American English and /dɪzaɪnd/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “zaɪnd”. Build it as dɪ-ZAꞮND, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “designed” have?

2: dɪ · zaɪnd. The beat lands on the second, “zaɪnd”.

Is “designed” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /dɪˈzaɪnd/ (di-ZYND); British English says /dɪzaɪnd/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “designed” mean?

As a verb: make or work out a plan for; devise For example: “They contrived to murder their boss” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “designed”?

Stress the second syllable: dɪ-ZAꞮND. “zaɪnd” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.

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