Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

owed

/oʊd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.86 in modern English

Syllables
owed
IPA
/oʊd/
8
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of owe

adj

That owes.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /oʊd/
  • British English: /əʊd/

Inflected Forms

more owed (comparative) most owed (superlative)

Derived Forms

owedness unowed

Synonyms

due

Homonyms

ode (except Scotland) ode

Rhymes With

road code showed mode load rode node explode rhode slowed bestowed towed

Questions

How do you pronounce owed?
The recorded pronunciation is /oʊd/.
What does owed mean?
simple past and past participle of owe

How to pronounce owed

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