Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stretched

/stɹɛt͡ʃt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.88 in modern English

Syllables: stretched
IPA: /stɹɛt͡ʃt/

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of stretch

Inflected Forms

more stretched (comparative) most stretched (superlative)

Derived Forms

bestretched farstretched nonstretched stretchedness unstretched upstretched

Phrases

time-stretched

Rhymes With

fetched etched sketched outstretched farfetched far-fetched retched fletched kvetched leched shortfetched unfletched

Questions

How do you pronounce stretched?: The recorded pronunciation is /stɹɛt͡ʃt/.
What does stretched mean?: simple past and past participle of stretch

How to pronounce stretched

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