driven
/ˈdɹɪvn̩/adjective, verb
driven is spelled D-R-I-V-E-N: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 35 times per million words in written English, the 2,785th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, driven means “Obsessed; passionately motivated to achieve goals” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in driven?
| Letters | 6: D-R-I-V-E-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 35 times per million words; the 2,785th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is driven?
Driven appears 35 times per million words in written English, the 2,785th 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 driven?
- /ˈdɹɪvn̩/
Driven has 2 syllables (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-driven.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with driven?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as driven.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: verdin.
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 driven
- more driven comparative
- most driven superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does driven mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Obsessed; passionately motivated to achieve goals.
highly driven
- 2
Formed into snowdrifts by wind. (of snow)
verb
- 1
past participle of drive
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Driven in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense (mechanical sense):
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | impulsado, propulsado, propelido, impelido, conducido |
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 driven come from?
From drive + -en.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).