"Occurred" is not spelled the way it sounds. Its pronunciation is /əˈkɝd/ 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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/əˈkɝd/
🇺🇸 IPA (US)
/əkˈɜːd/
🇬🇧 IPA (UK)
"occurred" has 2 syllables: occurred.
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"Occurred" is not spelled the way it sounds. Its pronunciation is /əˈkɝd/ 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.
"Occurred" has 2 syllables.
The IPA transcription of "occurred" is /əˈkɝd/.
Occurred: simple past and past participle of occur
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