How to pronounce prayed in American English
“prayed” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to prayed the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “prayed” in: all accents · British English (57 clips)
“prayed” in real sentences — American speakers
131 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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School lottery and prayed.
The Obama White House
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For centuries Jews have not only prayed facing Jerusalem but they have prayed to return to
Dept of Justice
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number of contingencies that we all prayed would not happen.
NASA
Words that sound like “prayed”
Words one sound away from prayed — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “prayed”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of prayed. Conversation gives you the stress, the vowel reduction and the speed that people actually use — and they differ between accents. YouTongue plays the surrounding sentence, so you hear the word in the rhythm it belongs to.