Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

formed

/fɔɹmd/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.68 in modern English

Syllables
formed
IPA
/fɔɹmd/
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of form

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /fɔɹmd/
  • British English: /fɔːmd/

Derived Forms

beamformed biformed electroformed formedness hydroformed informed malformed neoformed semiformed twiformed

Phrases

explosively formed penetrator ill-formed newly-formed self-formed well-formed well-formed formula

Rhymes With

performed informed transformed reformed warmed stormed deformed uninformed misinformed swarmed conformed malformed

Questions

How do you pronounce formed?
The recorded pronunciation is /fɔɹmd/.
What does formed mean?
simple past and past participle of form

How to pronounce formed

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