bugged
/bʌɡd/adjective, verb
bugged is spelled B-U-G-G-E-D: 6 letters and one syllable. It appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 25,751st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, bugged means “Affected by a bug (computer error)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in bugged?
| Letters | 6: B-U-G-G-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.2 times per million words; the 25,751st 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 bugged?
Bugged appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 25,751st 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 bugged?
- /bʌɡd/
Bugged 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).
Forms of bugged
- more bugged comparative
- most bugged superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bugged mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Affected by a bug (computer error).
The latest version of the software is extremely bugged.
- 2
Containing a bug (interceptive listening device).
I won't speak candidly since I don't know if her apartment is bugged or not.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of bug
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).