Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

held

/ˈhɛld/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 5.24 in modern English

Syllables: held
IPA: /ˈhɛld/

8

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of hold

Derived Forms

lapheld unheld

Phrases

hand-held land-held

Homonyms

helled

Rhymes With

spelled yelled compelled expelled upheld smelled propelled withheld handheld weld excelled shelled

Questions

How do you pronounce held?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhɛld/.
What does held mean?: simple past and past participle of hold

How to pronounce held

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