Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pretended

/pɹɪˈtɛndɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.57 in modern English

Syllables: pre-tend-ed
IPA: /pɹɪˈtɛndɪd/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of pretend

adj

feigned; counterfeit

Example Sentences

"The room above the bank had been leased to a pretended tradesman."

Derived Forms

pretendedly unpretended

Synonyms

assumed false fictitious fictive put on sham

Rhymes With

intended recommended attended suspended amended splendid tended blended apprehended ascended commended unintended

Questions

How do you pronounce pretended?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɹɪˈtɛndɪd/.
What does pretended mean?: simple past and past participle of pretend

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