Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

peppered

/pˈɛpɚd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.78 in modern English

Syllables: pep-pered
IPA: /pˈɛpɚd/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Seasoned with pepper.

adj

verb

simple past and past participle of pepper

Example Sentences

"This heavily peppered soup was traditionally prepared to celebrate the rite of marriage in Languedoc."
"Prior to 1900, within the population of peppered moths the vast majority were lightly peppered; but a very few were heavily peppered in their pigmentation."

Inflected Forms

more peppered (comparative) most peppered (superlative)

Derived Forms

unpeppered

Phrases

peppered moth

Frequently Paired Words

riddled

Homonyms

peppard

Rhymes With

shepherd leopard shepard sheppard shephard shepperd sheperd peppard shepheard eppard

Questions

How do you pronounce peppered?: The recorded pronunciation is /pˈɛpɚd/.
What does peppered mean?: Seasoned with pepper.

How to pronounce peppered

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “peppered”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/pˈɛpɚd/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “peppered”.
Repeat and practice — Say “peppered” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.