Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

surprised

/sɚˈpɹaɪzd/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.68 in modern English

Syllables: sur-prised
IPA: /sɚˈpɹaɪzd/

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Caused to feel surprise, amazement or wonder, or showing an emotion due to an unexpected event.

verb

simple past and past participle of surprise

Example Sentences

"genuinely surprised"
"pleasantly surprised"
"look surprised"
"She was surprised to see him at the party."
"I was surprised by how helpful he was."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /sɚˈpɹaɪzd/
British English: /səˈpɹaɪzd/

Inflected Forms

more surprised (comparative) most surprised (superlative)

Derived Forms

surprisedly surprisedness unsurprised

Phrases

surprised Pikachu why am I not surprised

Frequently Paired Words

shocked startled

Synonyms

astonished startled

Rhymes With

sized advised revised comprised devised disguised pint-sized baptized prized despised chastised surmised

Questions

How do you pronounce surprised?: The recorded pronunciation is /sɚˈpɹaɪzd/.
What does surprised mean?: Caused to feel surprise, amazement or wonder, or showing an emotion due to an unexpected event.

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