exercised
ex·er·cised/ˈɛk.sɚ.saɪzd/adjective, verb
exercised is spelled E-X-E-R-C-I-S-E-D: 9 letters and 3 syllables (ex·er·cised). It appears 3.3 times per million words in written English, the 14,509th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, exercised means “The property of having been exercised, used, acted upon” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in exercised?
| Letters | 9: E-X-E-R-C-I-S-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: ex·er·cised |
| In writing | 3.3 times per million words; the 14,509th 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 exercised?
Exercised appears 3.3 times per million words in written English, the 14,509th 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 exercised?
- US /ˈɛk.sɚ.saɪzd/
- UK /ˈɛk.sə.saɪzd/
Exercised has 3 syllables, split ex·er·cised in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-exercised.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of exercised
- more exercised comparative
- most exercised superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does exercised mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
The property of having been exercised, used, acted upon.
- 2
Experienced, practiced, trained.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of exercise
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does exercised come from?
From exercise + -ed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).