2 syllables: no, ted. Stress on no.
NOH-tuhd
/ˈnoʊtəd/
noted is pronounced NOH-tuhd (/ˈnoʊtəd/). It has two syllables (no-ted), with the stress on "no". Noted is an adjective or verb form indicating something has been observed, recorded, or acknowledged. In adjective use, it can mean deserving notice or noteworthy; as a verb, it denotes past tense of note, i.e., to observe or remark. The term often appears in formal or analytical contexts, signaling attention to a particular detail or remark. Mastery involves clear articulation of the /ˈnoʊtɪd/ sequence and appropriate pause when used as a modifier or verb.
Noted is an adjective or verb form indicating something has been observed, recorded, or acknowledged. In adjective use, it can mean deserving notice or noteworthy; as a verb, it denotes past tense of note, i.e., to observe or remark. The term often appears in formal or analytical contexts, signaling attention to a particular detail or remark. Mastery involves clear articulation of the /ˈnoʊtɪd/ sequence and appropriate pause when used as a modifier or verb.
"The scientist kept a noted observation about the data trends."
"She is a noted expert in maritime archaeology."
"The speaker noted several key findings during the conference."
Pronounce it as /ˈnoʊtɪd/ in US English and /ˈnəʊtɪd/ in UK/AU. The primary stress sits on the first syllable: NO-ted. Start with a long diphthong /oʊ/ formed by curling the tongue from mid-back toward a high-mid position, then release to a light /t/ followed by a clear /ɪ/ and final /d/. When you say it, your mouth opens for the /oʊ/ diphthong, then quickly closes for the /tɪd/ cluster. Aim for a crisp /t/ with minimal aspiration in careful speech.
Common errors include turning the /t/ into a flap or alveolar tap (naɾed) or merging /t/ and /ɪ/ too quickly, producing /noʊtɪd/ with an indistinct /ɪ/. Some speakers delay the /d/, sounding like /ˈnoʊt ɪd/ with coalesced consonants, or substitute a d-voicing issue leading to /ˈnoʊtɪz/ for some accents. The cure is to articulate a clean voiceless /t/ followed by a short but sharp /i/ before the final /d/, keeping the syllable boundary clear.
In US English, /ˈnoʊtɪd/ with a clear /oʊ/ and unaspirated /t/ in some dialects; in many UK accents, /ˈnəʊtɪd/ features a more centralized /əʊ/ before /tɪd/, with less rhotic influence. Australian English generally yields /ˈnəʊtɪd/ or /ˈnɒtɪd/ depending on speaker, but the stress remains on the first syllable. The main differences are vowel quality of the first syllable and the exact realization of /t/—alveolar stop with slight aspiration in careful speech, possibly a softer release in connected speech.
The challenge lies in coordinating the diphthong /oʊ/ with the voiceless alveolar /t/ and the subsequent /ɪd/ cluster in fluent speech, especially when speaking quickly. Some speakers run the /t/ into a slight alveolar tap or glide, blurring the /t/ release. Additionally, listeners expect a crisp, short /d/ at the end, so the final consonant must be clearly released to avoid a nasalized or syllabic variant.
A distinctive aspect is the strong first-syllable stress on /ˈnoʊ/ or /ˈnəʊ/ across major dialects, with careful enunciation of the /t/ and the final /d/ to avoid a linking or elision with following words. pay attention to the vowel quality difference between American /oʊ/ and British /əʊ/ as they subtly influence tongue shape and lip rounding. Keeping the vowel onset distinct helps prevent merging sounds in rapid speech.
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US: Emphasize a crisp /t/ release and a strong /ɪ/ before final /d/; UK: Slightly more centralized /əʊ/ before /tɪd/, with a nonrhotic influence where /d/ may be softer; AU: Often a more centralized first vowel, leading to /ˈnəʊtɪd/ with similar final /d/ clarity. Vowel length and lip rounding are key cues. For IPA: US /ˈnoʊtɪd/, UK/AU /ˈnəʊtɪd/. Practice tip: hold the /oʊ/ vowel a hair longer before releasing /t/ to avoid rushing into /ɪd/.
Noted traces its roots to the verb note, from Old French noter (to mark, to note), and ultimately Latin nota (a mark, sign). The English note entered Middle English via Old French, where it started as a noun and verb meaning a sign or mark. By the 15th century, noted appeared as a past participle/adjective form indicating something that has been observed or recorded, expanding to “well-known” or worthy of notice in later usage. The word’s semantic shift reflects a move from a simple mark to an evaluative descriptor, signaling emphasis on information that warrants attention. In technical writing and analysis, noted is routinely used to earmark observations, thus becoming a conventional term in scholarly and business discourse. First known uses appear in legal and scientific records where a clerk might say a fact is “noted” for future reference, which evolved to common journalistic and academic usage by the 17th–19th centuries. Modern usage comfortably spans both verb and adjective positions, including phrases like “noted expert” and “as noted.”
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