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'''Hámpstead''' ('''ea''' as [[schwa]])
'''ea''' as [[schwa]]: '''Hámpstead'''


'''Hémel Hémpstead''' ('''ea''' as schwa)
'''ea''' as schwa: '''Hémel Hémpstead'''  


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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Use in English
Alphabetical word list
Retroalphabetical list  
Common misspellings  


This page lists pronunciations of English words that end in D. The list is in retroalphabetical order, that is, alphabetically beginning with the final letter of the word (in this case D) and continuing backwards through it.

The apostrophe is treated as the last letter of the alphabet, after Z. Click on the blue "Catalogs" link below the article title for a pronunciation key.[e]


bád

dád

book Bêde = string bêad

déad

héad

verb, past léd = metal léad

verb, present lêad

knêad

water rêed = present rêad

colour réd = past réad

bréad

dréad

spréad

instéad

ea as schwa: Hámpstead

ea as schwa: Hémel Hémpstead

fád

hád

Ílìád

Jeremîád

trîád

lád

mád

gôad

ore lôde = carry lôad

ride rôde = street rôad

brŏad

abrŏad

tôad

sád

qùad rhymes with ẁad

ádd

ódd

ae as schwa: *səbpênəd subpoênaed

-did -ded

énded

aménded

befriénded

woûnded

låuded

procêed

hêed

nêed

grêed

wêed

fùlly-flédged

plédged

alléged

belie belîed

belly pót-béllíed

*fâyct fâked

*nâykíd nâked

áct = -ácked

góbsmacked

tactful táct = tack tácked

stácked

AmE tráveled

-ld fîled

-ld smîled

-ld pîled

l doubled after stressed syllable: BrE and AmE rebélled

BrE trávelled

abándoned

boôed

-pt thúmped

-pt trúmped

-pt stépped

book réad = hue réd

bare bãred

cf. scàrred: scãred

*sâycríd sâcred

cf. kînd: *kíndríd kíndred

-rəd húndred

hámpered

cf. compãred: cómpéred

two syllables neûtered

revêred

sévered

mîred

bar bàrred

cf. scãred: scàrred

cf. cûred: occürred

cf. hâte: *hâtríd hâtred

food bâste = base bâsed

cêased

decêased

*bîast bîased

-éssed mostly rhymes with -ést: conféssed

*blést, but can be *bléssid before a noun: bléssed

asséssed

obséssed

-tíd -ted

celbrated fèted = destined fâted

cf. hâte: *hâtíd hâted

influenced affécted

much less common than the preceding: did effécted

tàrgeted

*rícoshâid rícochèted

intërpreted

excîted

éxited

ẁanted

bígoted

-vd shôved

-vd lòved

allòwed

hállowed

néxt rhymes with séxed

stare stãry-eŷed

star stàrry-eŷed

person Bŏyd = buoy buŏyed

âid

lâid

make mâde = woman mâid

*pâyed pâid

bray brâyed = hair brâid

*séd said

bíd

díd

*apàrtîte apàrtheîd

líd

sqùalid

válid

ándroid

thŷroid

vŏid

rápid

vápid

flûíd

Réginald

Rónald

géld

héld

fìêld

wìêld

yìêld

mèld

wéld

chîld

mîld

silent u: buíld

gold gíld = society guíld

wîld

ôld

bôld

fôld

thrêefôld

gôld

hôld

x yêars ôld in the plural, but hyphens when it's an adjective or noun x-yêar-ôld

sôld

tôld

cf. gôld: Goûld

cf. coùld, shoùld and woùld, all -ùd: môuld

ánd

hánd

lánd

-lənd: mostly schwa in (place or people’s) names, where it conveys familiarity: -lánd used for countries suggests alienness, even lack of sovereignty -land

blánd = Blánd

Grâcelánd

Díxielánd

Tŷ- Thaîland

hômelánd

màrshlánd

Åuckland

Hólland

fàrmlánd

a as schwa before nouns, e.g. Ínland Révenue, otherwise á: ínlánd

á as schwa possible in adjectival use: mâinlánd

Fínland

Pôland

Láplánd

Cúmberland

Súnderland

mòtherlánd

hínterlánd

ôverlánd

Swítzerland

Quêensland

Scótland

Càrtland

heàrtland or -lánd

Rútland

Mãryland

demānd

Hélmand

sánd

fìênd

friénd

blénd

ménd

also mâke aménds: ə- aménd

ə- or í-, same meaning as above: eménd

pénd

rénd

sénd

ténd

wénd

bînd

crime fîned = discover fînd

hînd

one word hûmankînd

blînd

mînd

rînd

támarínd

blow wínd

round wînd

beyónd

bòund

fòund

pòund

impòund

expòund

ròund

sòund

-z- resòund

wind wòund

hurt woûnd

religion Gód = idol gód

clód

nód

pód

foôd

goòd

hoòd

no y before -hoòd

lîkelihoòd

lîvelihoòd

moôd

broôd

woòd

apart from monosyllables, mostly -ərd: -ard

càrd

bêard

hëard

hàrd

*Ríchərd Ríchard

shàrd

làrd

cf. wide brŏad: boring bŏred = wood, company bŏard

*cúbbərd cúpboard

flŏorbŏard

*lépərd, and pronounced the same in Déf Léppard: léopard

lêotàrd

bāstard

bústard

*gàrd guàrd

wård

báckward

åwkward

except for Fránkie Hòwerd: Hòward

yàrd

házard

lízard

wízard

blízzard

búzzard

hear hëard = animals hërd

nërd

bïrd

wêird

tie chŏrd = vocal cörd

person Fŏrd = water fŏrd

name suffix, BrE -fəd -ford

Brádford

Rédford

Blándford

Rétford

Óxford

rope cŏrd = music chörd

wörd

absürd

türd

brŏad and abrŏad rhyme with applåud

Måud

fråud

Î’d

listen hêed = he hê’d

shê’d

plant wêed = we wê’d

*prâycêed prècis’d

*ítəd ít’d

yoû’d

thèy’d