How do you pronounce defected?

The recorded pronunciation is /dɪfˈɛktɪd/.

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defected

/dɪfˈɛktɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.03 in modern English

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connected selected affected protected rejected unexpected suspected infected reflected respected subjected disconnected

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