Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

surrounded

/səˈɹaʊndɪd/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.36 in modern English

Syllables: sur-round-ed
IPA: /səˈɹaʊndɪd/

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of surround

Inflected Forms

more surrounded (comparative) most surrounded (superlative)

Derived Forms

surroundedness unsurrounded

Synonyms

encircled

Rhymes With

founded sounded grounded pounded unfounded astounded rebounded impounded confounded hounded unbounded abounded

Questions

How do you pronounce surrounded?: The recorded pronunciation is /səˈɹaʊndɪd/.
What does surrounded mean?: simple past and past participle of surround

How to pronounce surrounded

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