How do you pronounce penned?

The recorded pronunciation is /pɛnd/.

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

penned

/pɛnd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.38 in modern English

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pend pinned

end high-end friend send dead-end spend recommend tend attend trend defend extend

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