dazed
/deɪzd/adjective, verb
dazed is spelled D-A-Z-E-D: 5 letters and one syllable. It appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 24,463rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, dazed means “In a state of shock or confusion” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in dazed?
| Letters | 5: D-A-Z-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.3 times per million words; the 24,463rd 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 dazed?
Dazed appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 24,463rd 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 dazed?
- /deɪzd/
Dazed 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-dazed.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of dazed
- more dazed comparative
- most dazed superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dazed mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
In a state of shock or confusion.
- 2
Stunned or entranced.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of daze
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Dazed in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | abasourdi |
| German | verwirrt, wirr, durcheinander, konfus , verblüfft, betäubt |
| Portuguese | confuso, atordoado |
| Spanish | en estado de shock, en estado de confusión, atolondrado, aturullado , asombrado |
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 dazed come from?
From Middle English, from Old Norse dasaðr (“weary”), dasask (“to become weary”), from Proto-Germanic *dasōjan-, from the adjective *daza-, possibly from a variant of Proto-Indo-European *dʰer- (“to hold, support”), related to Armenian դադարել (dadarel, “to settle, stop, end”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).