Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

referred

/ɹɪˈfɝd/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.61 in modern English

Syllables
re-ferred
IPA
/ɹɪˈfɝd/
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of refer

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɹɪˈfɝd/
  • British English: /ɹɪˈfɜːd/

Inflected Forms

refered (alternative, misspelling)

Derived Forms

unreferred

Rhymes With

third one-third heard word bird occurred transferred preferred absurd herd nerd incurred

Questions

How do you pronounce referred?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹɪˈfɝd/.
What does referred mean?
simple past and past participle of refer

How to pronounce referred

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