how to pronounce zed

/ˈzɛd/

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the above transcription of zed is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

zed is pronounced in one syllable

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video examples of zed pronunciation

An example use of zed in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… or less in the Y Zed plane …”

meaning of zed

Zed is a male name.

zed frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word zed occurs in english on average 0.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.