Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pared

/pɛɹd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.75 in modern English

Syllables: pared
IPA: /pɛɹd/

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of pare

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /pɛɹd/
British English: /pɛəd/

Homonyms

paired peered (cheer–chair merger) purred (fair–fur merger)

Rhymes With

compared prepared shared scared declared cared aired paired repaired haired impaired spared

Questions

How do you pronounce pared?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɛɹd/.
What does pared mean?: simple past and past participle of pare

How to pronounce pared

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