changed
/t͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒd/adjective, verb
changed is spelled C-H-A-N-G-E-D: 7 letters and one syllable. It appears 117 times per million words in written English, the 904th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, changed means “Having undergone a change” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in changed?
| Letters | 7: C-H-A-N-G-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 117 times per million words; the 904th 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 changed?
Changed appears 117 times per million words in written English, the 904th 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 changed?
- /t͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒd/
Changed 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)-PerfectSoundWhatever-changed.wav, En-us-changed.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of changed
- more changed comparative
- most changed superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does changed mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having undergone a change.
I'm a changed man since joining the local church.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of change
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).