appressed
adjective, verb
appressed is spelled A-P-P-R-E-S-S-E-D: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 127,184th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, appressed means “Closely flattened down” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in appressed?
| Letters | 9: A-P-P-R-E-S-S-E-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 18 million words; the 127,184th 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 appressed?
Appressed appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 127,184th 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 appressed
- more appressed comparative
- most appressed superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does appressed mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Closely flattened down.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of appress
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Appressed in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense closely flattened down:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | adpreso |
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.