Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

occurred

/əˈkɝd/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.57 in modern English

Syllables
oc-curred
IPA
/əˈkɝd/
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of occur

verb

simple past and past participle of occurre (obsolete form of occur)

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /əˈkɝd/
  • British English: /əˈkɜːd/

Inflected Forms

occured (alternative, misspelling)

Rhymes With

third one-third heard word bird referred transferred preferred absurd herd nerd incurred

Questions

How do you pronounce occurred?
The recorded pronunciation is /əˈkɝd/.
What does occurred mean?
simple past and past participle of occur

How to pronounce occurred

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