anguished
adjective, verb
anguished is spelled A-N-G-U-I-S-H-E-D: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,230th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, anguished means “Feeling anguish; experiencing extreme discomfort or discontent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in anguished?
| Letters | 9: A-N-G-U-I-S-H-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 48,230th 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 anguished?
Anguished appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,230th 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 anguished?
Anguished has 2 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).
Forms of anguished
- more anguished comparative
- most anguished superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does anguished mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Feeling anguish; experiencing extreme discomfort or discontent.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of anguish
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Anguished in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense experiencing extreme discomfort:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | schmerzgeplagt |
| Portuguese | angustiado, agoniado |
| Spanish | angustiado, acongojado, atribulado |
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.