feared
/fɪəd/adjective, verb
feared is spelled F-E-A-R-E-D: 6 letters and one syllable. It appears 8.7 times per million words in written English, the 7,797th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, feared means “Pertaining to someone or thing that causes great fear in others” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in feared?
| Letters | 6: F-E-A-R-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 8.7 times per million words; the 7,797th 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 feared?
Feared appears 8.7 times per million words in written English, the 7,797th 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 feared?
- UK /fɪəd/
- British /fɪːd/
- British /fɪjəd/
Feared 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: En-us-feared.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of feared
- more feared comparative
- most feared superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does feared mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Pertaining to someone or thing that causes great fear in others.
- 2
Regarded with fear, respect, or reverence.
- 3
obsoleteFrightened, afraid.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of fear
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Feared in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | temido |
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 feared come from?
From Middle English fard, feard, ferd, ferde, fered, equivalent to fear + -ed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).