Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sailed

/seɪld/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.71 in modern English

Syllables: sailed
IPA: /seɪld/

7

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of sail

adj

Having a specified kind or number of sail.

adj

Having the sails set.

Example Sentences

"a three-sailed ship"

Derived Forms

unsailed undersailed

Rhymes With

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

Questions

How do you pronounce sailed?: The recorded pronunciation is /seɪld/.
What does sailed mean?: simple past and past participle of sail

How to pronounce sailed

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