exposed
/ɪkˈspoʊzd/adjective, verb
exposed is spelled E-X-P-O-S-E-D: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 32 times per million words in written English, the 2,941st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, exposed means “Open (especially to something), unconcealed and/or unprotected (and therefore vulnerable, susceptible)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in exposed?
| Letters | 7: E-X-P-O-S-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 32 times per million words; the 2,941st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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 exposed?
Exposed appears 32 times per million words in written English, the 2,941st 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 exposed?
- US /ɪkˈspoʊzd/
Exposed 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-exposed.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with exposed?
9 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as exposed from its last stressed vowel (/oʊzd/):
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).
What does exposed mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Open (especially to something), unconcealed and/or unprotected (and therefore vulnerable, susceptible).
exposed to light; exposed to water; exposed to abuse; exposed to danger
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of expose
The film was not exposed to sufficient light.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Exposed in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense open and unprotected:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | ausgesetzt |
| Spanish | expuesto, expósito |
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.