Buffeted pronunciation
Buffeted has 2 syllables. The stress is on the second syllable, "fayd". Capital letters in the respelling show where the stress falls.
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Buffeted syllables
Buffeted has 2 syllables: buh-FAYD.
- buhbə
- FAYDfeɪd
The -ed is a separate syllable: BUF-uh-tid.
The -ed ending is pronounced as a d, not as a separate syllable, because the sound before it is voiced.
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Weak syllables
The unstressed syllables use a short, relaxed uh (schwa). Rushing through them lightly is correct; giving them a full vowel sounds unnatural.
Gliding vowels
The ay and oh vowels glide: start on one sound and slide into a short ee or oo. Cutting them short makes them sound like eh and aw.
Buffeted in a sentence
- The small boat was buffeted by wind for most of the crossing.
- The company was buffeted by two recessions in a decade.
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What Speakeroo listens for
These are the pronunciation patterns from Speakeroo’s speech feature catalog that this target tends to expose. The check above reports the ones it hears.
- Final -ed ending unclearUse the correct /t/, /d/ or /ɪd/ ending.
- Final consonant devoicedKeep the vocal folds vibrating through voiced endings such as /b/, /d/, /g/ and /z/.
- Schwa not reducedRelax unstressed vowels toward a short neutral sound.
- Diphthong flattened into one vowelMove smoothly between both vowel positions.
- Every syllable stressed equallyEmphasise one main syllable and reduce the others.
Questions
How do you pronounce buffeted?
Buffeted is pronounced /bə.ˈfeɪd/, or buh-FAYD in plain letters. It has 2 syllables and the stress falls on the second syllable, "fayd".
How many syllables are in buffeted?
2: buh-FAYD. The capital letters mark the stressed syllable.
How do you use buffeted in a sentence?
The small boat was buffeted by wind for most of the crossing. The company was buffeted by two recessions in a decade.
How is the ending of buffeted pronounced?
The -ed ending is pronounced as a d, not as a separate syllable, because the sound before it is voiced.
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