clichéd
adjective, verb
clichéd is spelled C-L-I-C-H-É-D: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 54,808th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, clichéd means “Repeated so often that it has become stale or commonplace; hackneyed” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in clichéd?
| Letters | 7: C-L-I-C-H-É-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 54,808th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is clichéd?
Clichéd appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 54,808th 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).
Forms of clichéd
- more clichéd comparative
- most clichéd superlative
- cliched
- clichéed
- more cliched comparative
- most cliched superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does clichéd mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Repeated so often that it has become stale or commonplace; hackneyed.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of cliché
adjective
- 1
Alternative form of clichéd.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of cliche
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Clichéd in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense repeated often:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | klischeehaft, abgedroschen, abgenutzt, banal, abgegriffen |
| Spanish | trillado, tópico |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does clichéd come from?
From cliché + -ed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).