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# How to pronounce "hard headed" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/hærdhɪːdɛd/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **har·dhea·ded**

## Meaning & Usage

### ADJECTIVE
- Stubborn; wilful.
- Realistic; pragmatic.

### Example Sentences
- "We're very hard headed."
- "But I think at this point in history, there probably needs to be a more hard headed conversation about what segregation-- and there might already"

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (3 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "hard headed" in real conversation:

### Example 1
> "But there's also nutritional information on some of our patients. We're very hard headed."
- **Watch at 26:19**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pmih268kQu0&t=1579s)

### Example 2
*Accent: US*
> "But I think at this point in history, there probably needs to be a more hard headed conversation about what segregation-- and there might already"
- **Watch at 53:20**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=na1uWtKW4MA&t=3200s)

### Example 3
*Accent: US*
> "it wasn't really a very reliable source of information, that it was filled with mythology and so on and so forth. But here is the hard headed"
- **Watch at 22:14**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Z71ZmfYE08&t=1334s)


## How to Pronounce "hard headed"

- **Syllables**: har · dhea · ded
- **IPA**: `/hærdhɪːdɛd/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech.

## Related Pronunciations

[hard](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/hard), [headed](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/headed)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “hard headed”?
“hard headed” is pronounced /hærdhɪːdɛd/ (har · dhea · ded). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.

### How many syllables are in “hard headed”?
“hard headed” has 3 syllables: har · dhea · ded.

### What does “hard headed” mean?
Stubborn; wilful.

### How can I hear “hard headed” used in real sentences?
This page has 3 real-world video examples of “hard headed” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.


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