Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vetted

/vˈɛtɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.05 in modern English

Syllables: vet-ted
IPA: /vˈɛtɪd/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of vet

adj

Having undergone an investigation and been approved.

Example Sentences

"Only vetted nominees make it to committee hearings."

Derived Forms

unvetted

Rhymes With

regretted indebted netted pigmented fretted abetted sweated petted silhouetted jetted whetted

Questions

How do you pronounce vetted?: The recorded pronunciation is /vˈɛtɪd/.
What does vetted mean?: simple past and past participle of vet

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