chiseled
/ˈt͡ʃɪzəld/adjective, verb
chiseled is spelled C-H-I-S-E-L-E-D: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 42,145th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, chiseled means “Having strongly defined facial features” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in chiseled?
| Letters | 8: C-H-I-S-E-L-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 42,145th 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 chiseled?
Chiseled appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 42,145th 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 chiseled?
- /ˈt͡ʃɪzəld/
Chiseled 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-chiseled.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of chiseled
- more chiseled comparative
- most chiseled superlative
- chiselled UK
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does chiseled mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
USHaving strongly defined facial features.
- 2
Having well-developed muscles with minimal bodyfat.
verb
- 1
USsimple past and past participle of chisel
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).