choked
/t͡ʃoʊkt/adjective, verb
choked is spelled C-H-O-K-E-D: 6 letters and one syllable. It appears 3.4 times per million words in written English, the 14,307th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, choked means “Having been unable to breathe due to airway obstruction (choking) or strangulation, but usually to the point of pain and discomfort without death” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in choked?
| Letters | 6: C-H-O-K-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.4 times per million words; the 14,307th 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 choked?
Choked appears 3.4 times per million words in written English, the 14,307th 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 choked?
- UK /tʃəʊkt/
- US /t͡ʃoʊkt/
Choked 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: En-us-choked.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with choked?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as choked from its last stressed vowel (/oʊkt/):
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 choked
- more choked comparative
- most choked superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does choked mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having been unable to breathe due to airway obstruction (choking) or strangulation, but usually to the point of pain and discomfort without death.
- 2
Blocked or obstructed by thick material, often plant growth.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of choke
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).