Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sprained

/spɹˈeɪnd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.03 in modern English

Syllables
sprained
IPA
/spɹˈeɪnd/
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of sprain

Inflected Forms

more sprained (comparative) most sprained (superlative)

Derived Forms

unsprained

Rhymes With

remained explained trained obtained gained contained self-contained maintained sustained retained complained detained

Questions

How do you pronounce sprained?
The recorded pronunciation is /spɹˈeɪnd/.
What does sprained mean?
simple past and past participle of sprain

How to pronounce sprained

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