blasted
/ˈblæs.tɪd/adjective, adverb, verb
blasted is spelled B-L-A-S-T-E-D: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 3.1 times per million words in written English, the 15,146th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, blasted means “Subjected to an explosion” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in blasted?
| Letters | 7: B-L-A-S-T-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.1 times per million words; the 15,146th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is blasted?
Blasted appears 3.1 times per million words in written English, the 15,146th 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 blasted?
- UK /ˈblɑː.stɪd/
- US /ˈblæs.tɪd/
- Australia /ˈblaː.stɪd/
Blasted 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). Recordings: En-us-blasted.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with blasted?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as blasted from its last stressed vowel (/æstɪd/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of blasted
- more blasted comparative
- most blasted superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does blasted mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Subjected to an explosion.
The remains of the blasted tank were testament to the power of the landmine it had hit.
- 2
Subjected to violent gusts of wind; storm-damaged.
a blasted tree
- 3
Whose branches bear no leaves; leafless.
- 4
colloquialAccursed; damned.
I've tried for 2 hours to make this blasted part fit, and it still won’t go in.
- 5
slangIntoxicated, drunk.
Dude, we got blasted last night.
adverb
- 1
colloquialDamned; extremely.
That dog is so blasted stubborn.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of blast
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of BLAST
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Blasted in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
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.