drenched
/dɹɛnt͡ʃt/adjective, verb
drenched is spelled D-R-E-N-C-H-E-D: 8 letters and one syllable. It appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,516th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, drenched means “Completely wet; sodden” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in drenched?
| Letters | 8: D-R-E-N-C-H-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.7 times per million words; the 21,516th 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 drenched?
Drenched appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,516th 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 drenched?
- /dɹɛnt͡ʃt/
Drenched 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Sapaa-drenched.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of drenched
- more drenched comparative
- most drenched superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does drenched mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Completely wet; sodden
The storm's so bad that if you step outside for 20 seconds, you get drenched.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of drench
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Drenched in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense completely wet; sodden:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | trempé |
| German | klatschnass, pitschnass, patschnass, klitschnass, pudelnass |
| Portuguese | ensopado, encharcado |
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.