ended
end·ed/ˈɛndɪd/adjective, verb
ended is spelled E-N-D-E-D: 5 letters and 2 syllables (end·ed). It appears 83 times per million words in written English, the 1,272nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, ended means “Having (a specified kind or number of) ends” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in ended?
| Letters | 5: E-N-D-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: end·ed |
| In writing | 83 times per million words; the 1,272nd 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 ended?
Ended appears 83 times per million words in written English, the 1,272nd 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 ended?
- /ˈɛndɪd/
Ended has 2 syllables, split end·ed in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-ended.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does ended mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having (a specified kind or number of) ends.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of end
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).