Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

honed

/hoʊnd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.04 in modern English

Syllables
honed
IPA
/hoʊnd/
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Made sharp.

adj

Made more accurate or precise.

verb

simple past and past participle of hone

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /hoʊnd/
  • British English: /həʊnd/

Inflected Forms

more honed (comparative) most honed (superlative)

Derived Forms

unhoned

Phrases

honed dace

Rhymes With

owned postponed stoned toned loaned phoned zoned cloned boned disowned moaned groaned

Questions

How do you pronounce honed?
The recorded pronunciation is /hoʊnd/.
What does honed mean?
Made sharp.

How to pronounce honed

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/hoʊnd/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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