How to pronounce “failed”
Say “failed” in one beat
failed
/feɪld/
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- failedfeɪld
- IPA (American)
- /feɪld/
- IPA (British)
- /feɪld/
- Respelling
- FAYLD
- Syllables
- 1 — failed
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /feɪld/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
- Part of speech
- verb
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
What “failed” means
- verb
fail to do something; leave something undone
“She failed to notice that her child was no longer in his crib”
- verb
be unsuccessful
“Where do today's public schools fail?”
- verb
disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake
“His sense of smell failed him this time”
Say it in a sentence
“The old engine finally failed just outside of town.”“failed”, answered
How do you pronounce “failed”?
“failed” is pronounced /feɪld/ (FAYLD) — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /feɪld/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “failed” have?
One, despite the 3 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /feɪld/ — a single beat.
What does “failed” mean?
As a verb: fail to do something; leave something undone For example: “She failed to notice that her child was no longer in his crib” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “failed”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /feɪld/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
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