Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rayed

/ɹˈeɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.41 in modern English

Syllables
rayed
IPA
/ɹˈeɪd/
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of ray

Etymology

From ray + -ed. Piecewise doublet of radiused.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more rayed (comparative) most rayed (superlative)

Derived Forms

nonrayed unrayed

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce rayed?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹˈeɪd/.
What does rayed mean?
simple past and past participle of ray
Where does rayed come from?
From ray + -ed. Piecewise doublet of radiused.

How to pronounce rayed

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