breathed
/bɹɛθt/adjective, verb
breathed is spelled B-R-E-A-T-H-E-D: 8 letters and one syllable. It appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,798th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, breathed means “Having a specified kind of breath” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in breathed?
| Letters | 8: B-R-E-A-T-H-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.7 times per million words; the 21,798th 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 breathed?
Breathed appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,798th 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 breathed?
- /bɹɛθt/
As a verb: /bɹiːðd/.
Breathed has one syllable (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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-breathed2.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-breathed1.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does breathed mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having a specified kind of breath.
- 2
voiceless, contrasting with voiced
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of breathe
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does breathed come from?
From breath + -ed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).