Compiled pronunciation
Compiled has 2 syllables. The stress is on the second syllable, "peyeld". Capital letters in the respelling show where the stress falls.
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Compiled syllables
Compiled has 2 syllables: kuhm-PEYELD.
- kuhmkəm
- PEYELDpaɪld
Kum-PYLD, two syllables, stress on the second. The first syllable is a weak "kum", the second rhymes with "filed", and the -ed is a d.
The -ed ending is pronounced as a d, not as a separate syllable, because the sound before it is voiced.
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The l sound
Touch the tongue tip to the ridge behind your top teeth. At the end of a syllable the l is darker and the back of the tongue rises.
Weak syllables
The unstressed syllables use a short, relaxed uh (schwa). Rushing through them lightly is correct; giving them a full vowel sounds unnatural.
Compiled in a sentence
- The report was compiled from interviews with forty staff.
- She compiled a list of every song they had played that year.
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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/.
- Consonant cluster reducedBuild the cluster one sound at a time without deleting a member.
- Extra vowel after a consonantFinish directly on the consonant instead of adding a vowel.
- Schwa not reducedRelax unstressed vowels toward a short neutral sound.
Questions
How do you pronounce compiled?
Compiled is pronounced /kəm.ˈpaɪld/, or kuhm-PEYELD in plain letters. It has 2 syllables and the stress falls on the second syllable, "peyeld".
How many syllables are in compiled?
2: kuhm-PEYELD. The capital letters mark the stressed syllable.
How do you use compiled in a sentence?
The report was compiled from interviews with forty staff. She compiled a list of every song they had played that year.
How is the ending of compiled 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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