borked
/boɹkt/adjective, verb
borked is spelled B-O-R-K-E-D: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, borked means “Particularly of computers or other complex devices: broken, damaged, out of order” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in borked?
| Letters | 6: B-O-R-K-E-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 21 million words; the 139,999th 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 borked?
Borked appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th 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 borked?
- UK /bɔːkt/
- US /boɹkt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-borked.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of borked
- more borked comparative
- most borked superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does borked mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
slangParticularly of computers or other complex devices: broken, damaged, out of order.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of bork.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of Bork. (Alternative letter-case form of borked.)
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does borked come from?
From bork + -ed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).