"Allowed" is not spelled the way it sounds. Its pronunciation is /əˈɫaʊd/ in IPA and it has 2 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents — the audio is the reliable guide for a word like this.
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/əˈɫaʊd/
🇺🇸 IPA (US)
/ɐlˈaʊd/
🇬🇧 IPA (UK)
"allowed" has 2 syllables: allowed.
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adjective
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"Allowed" is not spelled the way it sounds. Its pronunciation is /əˈɫaʊd/ in IPA and it has 2 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents — the audio is the reliable guide for a word like this.
"Allowed" has 2 syllables.
The IPA transcription of "allowed" is /əˈɫaʊd/.
Allowed: simple past and past participle of allow
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