combed
/kəʊmd/adjective, verb
combed is spelled C-O-M-B-E-D: 6 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,549th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, combed means “Arranged or groomed with a comb” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in combed?
| Letters | 6: C-O-M-B-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 31,549th 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 combed?
Combed appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,549th 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 combed?
- /kəʊmd/
Combed 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-combed.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of combed
- more combed comparative
- most combed superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does combed mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Arranged or groomed with a comb.
combed hair
- 2
Having a comb or crest
combed lizards
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of comb
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does combed come from?
From Middle English combed, kombide, equivalent to comb + -ed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).