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Aussprache von lead vs led

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‘Lead’ the heavy metal is pronounced ⁄lɛd⁄ exactly like ‘led’ (the past tense of lead), while ‘lead’ the verb is pronounced ⁄liːd⁄.

Lautkontrast: Past tense homophone: ⁄lɛd⁄ vs present verb ⁄liːd⁄

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lead

⁄liːd⁄

Silben

LEAD

Definition:

A heavy, pliable, inelastic metal element, having a bright, bluish color, but easily tarnished; both malleable and ductile, though with little tenacity. It is easily fusible, forms alloys with other metals, and is an ingredient of solder and type metal. Atomic number 82, symbol Pb (from Latin plumbum).

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led

⁄lɛd⁄

Silben

LED

Definition:

Initialism of light-emitting diode.

“The area already has plenty of loud billboards and klieg lights that have drawn complaints from some neighborhood groups, so the city is concerned about anything billboardesque. Mr. Astani’s application to build the LED panels is undergoing an environmental review by city planning officials.”

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Häufig gestellte Fragen: lead vs led

Was ist der Ausspracheunterschied zwischen "lead" und "led"?

‘Lead’ the heavy metal is pronounced ⁄lɛd⁄ exactly like ‘led’ (the past tense of lead), while ‘lead’ the verb is pronounced ⁄liːd⁄.

Wo liegt die Silbenbetonung bei "lead" vs "led"?

"lead" hat 1 Silbe(n) (lead) mit Betonung auf "LEAD". "led" hat 1 Silbe(n) (led) mit Betonung auf "LED".

Warum verwechseln Englischlernende "lead" und "led" oft?

Lernende verwechseln sie häufig wegen des ähnlichen Lautkontrasts: Past tense homophone: ⁄lɛd⁄ vs present verb ⁄liːd⁄. Im schnellen Englisch helfen Kontext und Vokallänge.

Welche Beispielsätze gibt es für "lead" und "led"?

Beispiel für "lead": "lead on the people behind me. So we got round, and so I got my Gold. It was a team event but you know I got a Gold medal in the World Games. So after that I did the British Games" Beispiel für "led": "The area already has plenty of loud billboards and klieg lights that have drawn complaints from some neighborhood groups, so the city is concerned about anything billboardesque. Mr. Astani’s application to build the LED panels is undergoing an environmental review by city planning officials."