How To Pronounce Crooked
crooked
stress changesCrooked has more than one pronunciation, depending on how it is used.
Adjective. It is /ˈkrʊk.ɪd/ in British English and /ˈkrʊk.ɪd/ in American English with the main stress on the first syllable.
Past form of the verb. It is /krʊkt/ in British English and /krʊkt/ in American English.
Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.
Syllables, Stress And Endings
Syllables And Stress (Adjective)
Crooked has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Oo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Syllables And Stress (Past form of the verb)
Crooked has one syllable in British English.
Questions About Crooked
How do you pronounce crooked in British English?
Adjective, /ˈkrʊk.ɪd/. Past form of the verb, /krʊkt/.
How do you pronounce crooked in American English?
Adjective, /ˈkrʊk.ɪd/. Past form of the verb, /krʊkt/.
How many syllables are in crooked?
Crooked has two syllables, /krʊk/ + /ɪd/.
Where is the stress in crooked?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /krʊk/.
More Words Where The Stress Changes
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
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