crazed
/kɹeɪzd/adjective, verb
crazed is spelled C-R-A-Z-E-D: 6 letters and one syllable. It appears 1.4 times per million words in written English, the 24,170th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, crazed means “Maddened; driven insane” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in crazed?
| Letters | 6: C-R-A-Z-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.4 times per million words; the 24,170th 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 crazed?
Crazed appears 1.4 times per million words in written English, the 24,170th 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 crazed?
- /kɹeɪzd/
Crazed 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: En-us-crazed.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of crazed
- more crazed comparative
- most crazed superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does crazed mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Maddened; driven insane.
The crazed look in his eyes made everyone back away.
- 2
Obsessed with something.
- 3
Covered with cracks (generally applied to porcelain, plastics, and paints).
The dark traces of the cracks in the crazed surface of the pot contrasted with the light glaze and were quite attractive.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of craze
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Crazed in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Maddened, driven insane:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | forcené |
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.