Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stepped

/stɛpt/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.20 in modern English

Syllables: stepped
IPA: /stɛpt/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of step

adj

Provided with a step or steps; having a series of offsets or parts resembling the steps of stairs.

Example Sentences

"a stepped key"
"a stepped gear"
"steeply stepped stairs"
"He informs us that the unusual cars with stepped floors are not those of the original pair of lines […]."
"To improve the appearance of the stepped roof a glass-fibre fairing, moulded to the corner radius, extends for the full length between the two cabs."

Derived Forms

multistepped

Phrases

stepped cycle track stepped pyramid stepped reckoner stepped-up

Rhymes With

except kept accept sept slept swept intercept adept wept crept inept leapt

Questions

How do you pronounce stepped?: The recorded pronunciation is /stɛpt/.
What does stepped mean?: simple past and past participle of step

How to pronounce stepped

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