English pronunciation
How to pronounce “surprised”
Phonetic spelling
suh-PRYZD
IPA /səˈpɹaɪzd/
Syllable stress
sur·prised
Stress falls on the highlighted syllable.
How do you spell “surprised”?
s u r p r i s e d
“surprised” is spelled S-U-R-P-R-I-S-E-D. It is pronounced suh-PRYZD, 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
I was surprised by how quickly the bus arrived.
She looked surprised when I brought her coffee.