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Compelled Pronunciation
Compelled is pronounced kuhm-PELD, IPA /kəmˈpɛld/.
kuhm-PELD
US /kəmˈpɛld/ · UK /kəmˈpɛld/
Syllables: kuhm · PELD (2 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
verb (past tense and past participle of compel): Forced or strongly obliged to do something.
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Compelled in a Sentence
- She felt compelled to say something at the meeting.
- Illness compelled him to cancel the tour.
- No one is compelled to attend.
Common Mispronunciations of Compelled
Not kuhm-PEL-ed
Compel keeps its end weight when led is added, and the ending stays a single d. An l before ed never earns its own beat.
Not KAHM-peld
The opening con is a throwaway kuhm, as it is in compare and complain.
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