bothered
adjective, verb
bothered is spelled B-O-T-H-E-R-E-D: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 9.1 times per million words in written English, the 7,553rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, bothered means “Annoyed; irritated” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in bothered?
| Letters | 8: B-O-T-H-E-R-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 9.1 times per million words; the 7,553rd 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 bothered?
Bothered appears 9.1 times per million words in written English, the 7,553rd 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 bothered?
Bothered 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 bothered
- more bothered comparative
- most bothered superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bothered mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Annoyed; irritated.
- 2
Caring about something; discomposed.
I'm not bothered if he chooses to ignore our anniversary. It's his problem.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of bother
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bothered in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Caused to show discomposure:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | geärgert |
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.