Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

where'd

/wɛɹd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.06 in modern English

Syllables: where'd
IPA: /wɛɹd/

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

contraction

Contraction of where + had.

contraction

Contraction of where + did.

contraction

Contraction of where + would.

Example Sentences

"Charlie: 'Camouflage or no camouflage, it'll have to get up pretty early in the morning to— Hey! Where'd it go?!'"
"Now where'd he go?"
"“Where'd you go? If you had your choice, where'd you go?” No answer."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /wɛɹd/
British English: /wɛəd/

Homonyms

weird (cheer–chair merger) weired (cheer–chair merger) whirred (fair–fur merger) word (fair–fur merger)

Rhymes With

compared prepared shared scared declared cared aired paired repaired haired impaired spared

Questions

How do you pronounce where'd?: The recorded pronunciation is /wɛɹd/.
What does where'd mean?: Contraction of where + had.

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