how to pronounce failed

/ˈfɛɪld/

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failed is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of failed in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… humans usually do we failed to meet most …”

meanings of failed

adjective:

Unsuccessful.
Decayed; worn out.
Bankrupt.

verb:

Simple past tense and past participle of fail.

failed frequency in english - B1 level of CEFR

the word failed occurs in english on average 57 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics failed can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that failed can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;