crocked
/ˈkɹɒkɪd/adjective, verb
crocked is spelled C-R-O-C-K-E-D: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 122,704th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, crocked means “injured (of a person)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in crocked?
| Letters | 7: C-R-O-C-K-E-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 122,704th 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 crocked?
Crocked appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 122,704th 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 crocked?
- /ˈkɹɒkɪd/
As an adjective (“drunk (of a person)”): /ˈkɹɒkt/.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-crocked.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of crocked
- more crocked comparative
- most crocked superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does crocked mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
UKinjured (of a person)
- 2
UKbroken (of a thing)
- 3
CanadaUSinformaldrunk (of a person)
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of crock
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does crocked come from?
See crock (verb)
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).