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How to pronounce agreed in American English
uh·GREED
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Americans pronounce agreed as uh-GREED (/əˈgrid/). Stress falls on the second syllable — keep everything else short and quick. You'll hear it in sentences like "She agreed to receive the key to the sequence" or "The team agreed to meet weekly until the launch date" — more examples below.
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Every sound in "agreed".
2 syllables, 5 sounds. Tap a syllable to jump to its row, then explore each sound's mouth shape and how it's made.
g/g/
Raise the back of your tongue to touch the soft palate. Add vocal cord vibration, then release.
r/r/
Curl or bunch your tongue without letting the tip touch the roof of your mouth. Brace the sides of your tongue against your upper back teeth, and round your lips slightly.
ee/i/
Pull the corners of your lips back slightly. Arch the middle-front of your tongue high toward the roof of the mouth.
d/d/
Touch the tip of your tongue to the roof of your mouth just behind your teeth. Add vocal cord vibration as you release.
In real conversation
Hear "agreed" in the wild.
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"Let's schedule a signing ceremony once all parties have agreed."
LEHTS SKEH·jool uh SAHY·nuhng SEH·ruh·moh·nee WUHNS AHL PAR·teez huhv uh·GREED
"She agreed to receive the key to the sequence."
shee uh·GREED tuh ruh·SEEV dhuh KEE tuh dhuh SEE·kwuhns
"The team agreed to meet weekly until the launch date."
dhuh TEEM uh·GREED tuh MEET WEE·klee uhn·TIHL dhuh LAHNCH DAYT
"The vendor has agreed to our request for additional services."
dhuh VEHN·der huhz uh·GREED tuh owr ruh·KWEHST fer uh·DIH·shuh·nuhl SUR·vuh·suhz
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Common pronunciation mistakes in American English.
The textbook way isn't wrong — it's just not how anyone actually says it.
01
Releasing the final consonant with a puff of air.
In "agreed", the "d" is not released — the articulators get into position but hold without the burst of air. Air stops but there's no release burst — the articulators hold position.
agreed→uh·GREED
02
Stressing the wrong syllable.
Stress falls on the second syllable, not the others. Stretch GREED — keep everything else short and quick.
UH·greed→uh·GREED
03
Pronouncing the first syllable too fully.
Don't pronounce the first syllable too fully. The unstressed syllable reduces to a schwa — the lazy "uh" sound — in casual speech.
UH·GREED→uh·GREED
Questions
Questions people ask about this.
How is "agreed" stressed in American English?
Stress falls on the second syllable — say "GREED" with a longer, fuller vowel and keep every other syllable short and quick. The respell "uh-GREED" marks the stressed syllable in capitals so the rhythm is easy to read at a glance.
Why does the first syllable in "agreed" reduce to "uh"?
Unstressed syllables in American English collapse toward a schwa — a lazy, neutral "uh" sound. The full vowel is what textbooks teach, but in actual American speech every unstressed vowel reduces. The respell "uh-GREED" shows the reduced form so you can hear the casual rhythm directly.
Is the American pronunciation of "agreed" different from British English?
American English uses different vowel shapes, a relaxed retroflex R, and connected-speech tricks like flap-T and glottal-stop T that British Received Pronunciation generally avoids. The respell "uh-GREED" reflects the casual American form; British dictionaries typically print a citation form with crisper consonants and different vowel choices.
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