How do you pronounce gained?

The recorded pronunciation is /ɡeɪnd/.

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gained

/ɡeɪnd/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.49 in modern English

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ungained

remained explained trained obtained contained self-contained maintained sustained retained complained detained stained

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