Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mailed

/meɪld/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.50 in modern English

Syllables: mailed
IPA: /meɪld/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of mail (“send by post”)

adj

Armoured in, protected by, or made of mail.

adj

Resembling the scales of armor.

verb

simple past and past participle of mail

Example Sentences

"[I]n the niches, instead of the effigies of mailed warriors, stood stuffed-out dresses, such as are worn by the fashionables of the day."
"[…] from blossom of lime to perfumed bloom of acacia — darts the humming-bird, his coat of mailed feathers glowing like a gem."

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: mayled

Inflected Forms

more mailed (comparative) most mailed (superlative)

Derived Forms

unmailed

Phrases

mailed catfish mailed fist

Frequently Paired Words

mail

Synonyms

mail-clad

Rhymes With

failed detailed nailed unveiled sailed jailed scaled emailed hailed prevailed tailed bailed

Questions

How do you pronounce mailed?: The recorded pronunciation is /meɪld/.
What does mailed mean?: simple past and past participle of mail (“send by post”)
Where does mailed come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce mailed

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