chested
/ˈt͡ʃɛstɪd/adjective, verb
chested is spelled C-H-E-S-T-E-D: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 37,459th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, chested means “Having a chest (with a specified quality)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in chested?
| Letters | 7: C-H-E-S-T-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 37,459th 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 chested?
Chested appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 37,459th 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 chested?
- UK /ˈtʃɛst.ɪd/
- US /ˈt͡ʃɛstɪd/
- US /ˈt͡ʃɛstəd/
Chested 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).
What does chested mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having a chest (with a specified quality).
Jenny was the most flat-chested of her friends.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of chest
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does chested come from?
From chest + -ed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).