how to pronounce tad

/ˈtæd/

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tad is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… a tad bit but you tell you you you got …”

meanings of tad

noun:

A street boy; an urchin.
A small amount; a little bit.
Initialism of tobacco, alcohol and drugs.

name:

A diminutive of the male given name Thaddeus or Thaddaeus.

verb:

Simple past tense and past participle of TA.

tad frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word tad occurs in english on average 10.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.