addicted
/əˈdɪktɪd/adjective, verb
addicted is spelled A-D-D-I-C-T-E-D: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 6.6 times per million words in written English, the 9,313th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, addicted means “Having a biochemical addiction” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in addicted?
| Letters | 8: A-D-D-I-C-T-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 6.6 times per million words; the 9,313th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is addicted?
Addicted appears 6.6 times per million words in written English, the 9,313th 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).
How do you pronounce addicted?
- /əˈdɪktɪd/
Addicted has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Persent101-addicted.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of addicted
- more addicted comparative
- most addicted superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does addicted mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having a biochemical addiction.
- 2
Devoted to or obsessed with something.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of addict
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Addicted in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense having an insatiable need for a biochemical substance:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.