how to pronounce ted

/tɛd/

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ted is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of ted in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… to dr. Ted Ross the head of the World …”

meanings of ted

noun:

A Teddy boy.
Transmission electron diffraction.
A teddy boy.
Thyroid eye disease.
Turtle excluder device.

name:

Technology Entertainment Design, a series of global conferences.
A nickname for the male given names Edward and Theodore.

verb:

To spread hay for drying.

ted frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word ted occurs in english on average 11.4 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.