crowded
crow·ded/ˈkɹaʊdɪd/adjective, verb
crowded is spelled C-R-O-W-D-E-D: 7 letters and 2 syllables (crow·ded). It appears 9.5 times per million words in written English, the 7,338th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, crowded means “Containing a dense pack or mass of something; teeming” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in crowded?
| Letters | 7: C-R-O-W-D-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: crow·ded |
| In writing | 9.5 times per million words; the 7,338th 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 crowded?
Crowded appears 9.5 times per million words in written English, the 7,338th 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 crowded?
- /ˈkɹaʊdɪd/
Crowded has 2 syllables, split crow·ded in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-crowded.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of crowded
- more crowded comparative
- most crowded superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does crowded mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Containing a dense pack or mass of something; teeming.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of crowd
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Crowded in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense containing a dense pack or mass of something:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | bondé |
| German | überfüllt |
| Portuguese | lotado, cheio |
| Spanish | atestado, abarrotado, atiborrado, henchido, atarugado, agolpado |
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.