how to pronounce wanted

/ˈwɔːntɪd/

audio example by a male speaker

audio example by a female speaker

the above transcription of wanted is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

wanted is pronounced in two syllables

press buttons with phonetic symbols to learn how to precisely pronounce each sound of wanted

1.

ɔː

2. example pitch curve for pronunciation of wanted

test your pronunciation of wanted

press the "test" button to check how closely you can replicate the pitch of a native speaker in your pronunciation of wanted

video examples of wanted pronunciation

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

“… the most basic level I wanted to go to a …”

meanings of wanted

adjective:

Subject to immediate detainment by law enforcement authorities on sight.
Wished for; desired; sought.

verb:

Simple past tense and past participle of want.

wanted frequency in english - A1 level of CEFR

the word wanted occurs in english on average 411.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics wanted 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 wanted can be often used in the following areas:

1) people, society, and culture;