Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mained

/meɪnd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.72 in modern English

Syllables: mained
IPA: /meɪnd/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of main

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Homonyms

maned

Rhymes With

trained gained contained maintained sustained retained stained drained entertained attained strained half-strained

Questions

How do you pronounce mained?: The recorded pronunciation is /meɪnd/.
What does mained mean?: simple past and past participle of main
Where does mained come from?: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

How to pronounce mained

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