Speakur

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discerned

/dɪˈsɝnd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.56 in modern English

Syllables
dis-cerned
IPA
/dɪˈsɝnd/
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of discern

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /dɪˈsɝnd/
  • British English: /dɪˈsɜːnd/

Derived Forms

undiscerned

Rhymes With

turned learned returned concerned earned burned adjourned unconcerned unturned unearned churned spurned

Questions

How do you pronounce discerned?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈsɝnd/.
What does discerned mean?
simple past and past participle of discern

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