bewildered
be·wil·dered/bəˈwɪldɚd/adjective, verb
bewildered is spelled B-E-W-I-L-D-E-R-E-D: 10 letters and 3 syllables (be·wil·dered). It appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 25,367th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, bewildered means “Baffled, confused, mystified, at a loss, not thinking clearly, or uncertain” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in bewildered?
| Letters | 10: B-E-W-I-L-D-E-R-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: be·wil·dered |
| In writing | 1.3 times per million words; the 25,367th 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 bewildered?
Bewildered appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 25,367th 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 bewildered?
- US /bəˈwɪldɚd/
- UK /bəˈwɪldəd/
Bewildered has 3 syllables, split be·wil·dered in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-bewildered.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Sapaa-bewildered.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of bewildered
- more bewildered comparative
- most bewildered superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bewildered mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Baffled, confused, mystified, at a loss, not thinking clearly, or uncertain.
He was just standing there, turning this way and that, with a bewildered look on his face.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of bewilder
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bewildered in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense confused:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | confusionné, déconcerté, dérouter |
| German | fassungslos, verblüfft, verdutzt |
| Portuguese | confuso, desorientado, perplexo, abismado, estupefato, pasmo |
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.