coded
/ˈkəʊ.dəd/adjective, verb
coded is spelled C-O-D-E-D: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 3.8 times per million words in written English, the 13,321st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, coded means “Encoded; written in code or cipher” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in coded?
| Letters | 5: C-O-D-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.8 times per million words; the 13,321st 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 coded?
Coded appears 3.8 times per million words in written English, the 13,321st 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 coded?
- UK /ˈkəʊ.dəd/
- UK /ˈkəʊ.dɪd/
Coded 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)-Flame,_not_lame-coded.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of coded
- more coded comparative
- most coded superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does coded mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Encoded; written in code or cipher.
- 2
Portrayed in a way that suggests or resembles having a specific trait or inspiration, without being officially explicitly stated as having that trait.
The character comes across as being female-coded.
- 3
colloquialLike; resembling or having the characteristics of.
That is so me-coded fr.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of code
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).