conflicted
con·flict·ed/kənˈflɪktɪd/adjective, verb
conflicted is spelled C-O-N-F-L-I-C-T-E-D: 10 letters and 3 syllables (con·flict·ed). It appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,798th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, conflicted means “In a state of personal or emotional conflict” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in conflicted?
| Letters | 10: C-O-N-F-L-I-C-T-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: con·flict·ed |
| In writing | 1.7 times per million words; the 21,798th 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 conflicted?
Conflicted appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,798th 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 conflicted?
- /kənˈflɪktɪd/
Conflicted has 3 syllables, split con·flict·ed in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Persent101-conflicted.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of conflicted
- more conflicted comparative
- most conflicted superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does conflicted mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
CanadaUSinformalIn a state of personal or emotional conflict.
I felt conflicted about whether he liked me or not.
- 2
proscribedHaving a conflict of interest.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of conflict
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Conflicted in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | confligido, conflictuado |
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.