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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

burred

/bɜːd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.13 in modern English

Syllables
burred
IPA
/bɜːd/
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of burr

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /bɜːd/
  • British English: /bɜːd/

Derived Forms

unburred

Synonyms

barbed barbellate briary briery bristled bristly burry prickly setose setaceous spiny thorny

Homonyms

bird (fern–fir–fur merger) bared beared Baird (all fair–fur merger)

Rhymes With

third heard word bird referred occurred preferred assured absurd herd cured insured

Questions

How do you pronounce burred?
The recorded pronunciation is /bɜːd/.
What does burred mean?
simple past and past participle of burr

How to pronounce burred

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/bɜːd/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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