browbeaten
/ˈbɹaʊbiːtən/adjective, verb
browbeaten is spelled B-R-O-W-B-E-A-T-E-N: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 143,405th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, browbeaten means “intimidated or subjugated” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in browbeaten?
| Letters | 10: B-R-O-W-B-E-A-T-E-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 22 million words; the 143,405th 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 browbeaten?
Browbeaten appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 143,405th 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 browbeaten?
- /ˈbɹaʊbiːtən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-browbeaten.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of browbeaten
- more browbeaten comparative
- most browbeaten superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does browbeaten mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
intimidated or subjugated
verb
- 1
past participle of browbeat
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does browbeaten come from?
From brow + beaten.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).