cranked
/kɹæŋkt/adjective, verb
cranked is spelled C-R-A-N-K-E-D: 7 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 33,636th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, cranked means “Formed with, or having, a bend or crank” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in cranked?
| Letters | 7: C-R-A-N-K-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 33,636th 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 cranked?
Cranked appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 33,636th 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 cranked?
- /kɹæŋkt/
- [kɹeɪŋkt]
Cranked 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).
What does cranked mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Formed with, or having, a bend or crank.
a cranked axle
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of crank
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cranked in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Formed with, or having, a crank:
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.