chasten
/ˈt͡ʃeɪ.sən/verb
chasten is spelled C-H-A-S-T-E-N: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 131,834th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, chasten means “To make chaste” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in chasten?
| Letters | 7: C-H-A-S-T-E-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 131,834th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is chasten?
Chasten appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 131,834th 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 chasten?
- US /ˈt͡ʃeɪ.sən/
Chasten has 2 syllables (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: En-us-Chasten.ogg, En-uk-chasten.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with chasten?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as chasten from its last stressed vowel (/eɪsən/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of chasten
- chastens present, singular, he/she/it
- chastening participle, present
- chastened participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does chasten mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To make chaste.
- 2
archaicTo chastize; to punish or reprimand for the sake of improvement.
- 3
To render humble or restrained.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does chasten come from?
From Middle English chastien, from Old French chastier (“punish”), from Latin castīgō. Doublet of chastise and castigate and related to chaste.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).