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Cómo pronunciar 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⁄.

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

lead

⁄liːd⁄

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LEAD

Definición:

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).

led

⁄lɛd⁄

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LED

Definición:

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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¿Cuál es la diferencia de pronunciación entre "lead" y "led"?

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

¿Dónde recae el acento silábico en "lead" vs "led"?

"lead" tiene 1 sílaba(s) (lead) con acento en "LEAD". "led" tiene 1 sílaba(s) (led) con acento en "LED".

¿Por qué los estudiantes de inglés confunden a menudo "lead" y "led"?

Los estudiantes suelen confundirlas debido a la gran cercanía acústica: Past tense homophone: ⁄lɛd⁄ vs present verb ⁄liːd⁄. En el habla rápida, el contexto y la duración vocálica son clave.

¿Cuáles son oraciones de ejemplo para "lead" y "led"?

Ejemplo de "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" Ejemplo de "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."