Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

released

/ɹɪˈliːst/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.05 in modern English

Syllables: re-leased
IPA: /ɹɪˈliːst/

9

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of release

Inflected Forms

more released (comparative) most released (superlative)

Derived Forms

photoreleased unreleased

Phrases

released time

Rhymes With

least east north-east increased priest beast southeast northeast decreased deceased feast ceased

Questions

How do you pronounce released?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹɪˈliːst/.
What does released mean?: simple past and past participle of release

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