English pronunciation

How to pronounce “died

Phonetic spelling

DIED

IPA /ˈdaɪd/

Syllable stress

died

Stress falls on the highlighted syllable.

How do you spell “died”?

d i e d

died” is spelled D-I-E-D. It is pronounced DIED, so the spelling and the sound do not match letter for letter. Listen to the audio above and say it aloud while you read the letters.

Hear it in a sentence

  • My grandfather died peacefully in his sleep.

  • The battery in my watch died yesterday.

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