abscessed
adjective, verb
abscessed is spelled A-B-S-C-E-S-S-E-D: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, abscessed means “Affected by an abscess” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in abscessed?
| Letters | 9: A-B-S-C-E-S-S-E-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 25 million words; the 150,355th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is abscessed?
Abscessed appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of abscessed
- more abscessed comparative
- most abscessed superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does abscessed mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Affected by an abscess.
The sore was abscessed and filled with pus.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of abscess
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does abscessed come from?
From abscess + -ed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).