careworn
care·worn/ˈkɛəɹˌwɔɹn/adjective
careworn is spelled C-A-R-E-W-O-R-N: 8 letters and 2 syllables (care·worn). It appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 141,699th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, careworn means “Worn down by cares: showing the signs of long-term stress, tired and haggard due to prolonged worry” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in careworn?
| Letters | 8: C-A-R-E-W-O-R-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: care·worn |
| In writing | about once in every 22 million words; the 141,699th 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 careworn?
Careworn appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 141,699th 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 careworn?
- UK /ˈkɛːwɔːn/
- US /ˈkɛəɹˌwɔɹn/
Careworn has 2 syllables, split care·worn in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-careworn.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of careworn
- more careworn comparative
- most careworn superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does careworn mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Worn down by cares: showing the signs of long-term stress, tired and haggard due to prolonged worry.
The weeks of working hard to look after his sick family left him looking careworn.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does careworn come from?
From care (“sorrow, worry”) + worn.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).