cursed
/ˈkɝsɪd/adjective, adverb, verb
cursed is spelled C-U-R-S-E-D: 6 letters and one syllable. It appears 5.9 times per million words in written English, the 10,028th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, cursed means “Under some divine harm, malady, or other curse” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in cursed?
| Letters | 6: C-U-R-S-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 |
| In writing | 5.9 times per million words; the 10,028th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is cursed?
Cursed appears 5.9 times per million words in written English, the 10,028th 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 cursed?
- UK /ˈkɜːsɪd/
- UK /kɜːst/
- US /ˈkɝsɪd/
As a verb: /kɜːst/, /kɝst/, [kʰɝst].
Cursed has one syllable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-cursed.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with cursed?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as cursed from its last stressed vowel (/ɜɹsɪd/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of cursed
- curseder comparative
- more cursed comparative
- cursedest superlative
- most cursed superlative
- cursèd
- curséd
- more cursèd comparative
- most cursèd superlative
- curst
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cursed mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Under some divine harm, malady, or other curse.
- 2
obsoleteShrewish, ill-tempered (often applied to women).
- 3
hateful; damnable; accursed
That cursed bird keeps stealing my milk!
- 4
colloquialFrightening or unsettling, or humorously portrayed as such.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of curse
adjective
- 1
Alternative form of cursed; used to specify a disyllabic pronunciation
adverb
- 1
datedslangDamnably; awfully.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cursed in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense having some sort of divine harm:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | maudit |
| German | verflucht, verwünscht |
| Portuguese | amaldiçoado, maldito |
| Spanish | maldito, imprecado, anatematizado |
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.
Where does cursed come from?
From Middle English cursed, cursd, curst, corsed, curset, cursyd, equivalent to curse + -ed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).