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title: "Buffeted Pronunciation: How to Say It in English | Speakeroo"
description: "Buffeted is pronounced /bə.ˈfeɪd/ — buh-FAYD. Say it out loud and get free AI feedback in seconds. Stress falls on the second syllable."
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# Buffeted pronunciation

/bə.ˈfeɪd/

buh-FAYD

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.

1. buh bə
2. FAYD feɪd

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.

## Sounds to watch

### 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 unclear Use the correct /t/, /d/ or /ɪd/ ending.
- Final consonant devoiced Keep the vocal folds vibrating through voiced endings such as /b/, /d/, /g/ and /z/.
- Schwa not reduced Relax unstressed vowels toward a short neutral sound.
- Diphthong flattened into one vowel Move smoothly between both vowel positions.
- Every syllable stressed equally Emphasise 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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