Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sed

/sɛd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.94 in modern English

Syllables
sed
IPA
/sɛd/
4
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A noninteractive text editor (originally developed in Unix), intended for making systematic edits in an automatic or batch-oriented way.

verb

To edit a file or stream of text using sed.

Slang

noun

A line fastening a fish-hook.

verb

Eye dialect spelling of said.

noun

Initialism of surface-conduction electron-emitter display.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of spectral energy distribution.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of selective eating disorder.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of self-encrypting drive.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From stream editor.

Usage

Inflected Forms

seds (present, singular) sedding (participle, present) sedded (participle, past) sedded (past) seds (plural) S.E.D. (alternative) S. E. D. (alternative)

Phrases

sed rate Sed card

Frequently Paired Words

sed rate LCD VFD FED

Synonyms

snood

Homonyms

said

Questions

How do you pronounce sed?
The recorded pronunciation is /sɛd/.
What does sed mean?
A noninteractive text editor (originally developed in Unix), intended for making systematic edits in an automatic or batch-oriented way.
Where does sed come from?
From stream editor.

How to pronounce sed

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