fired
fir·ed/ˈfaɪ̯ɚd/adjective, verb
fired is spelled F-I-R-E-D: 5 letters and 2 syllables (fir·ed). It appears 43 times per million words in written English, the 2,339th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, fired means “dismissed, terminated from employment” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in fired?
| Letters | 5: F-I-R-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: fir·ed |
| In writing | 43 times per million words; the 2,339th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is fired?
Fired appears 43 times per million words in written English, the 2,339th 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 fired?
- UK /ˈfaɪ̯əd/
- US /ˈfaɪ̯ɚd/
- US /ˈfaɪ̯ɹ̩d/
Fired has 2 syllables, split fir·ed in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-fired.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with fired?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as fired from its last stressed vowel (/aɪəɹd/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: fried.
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 fired mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
dismissed, terminated from employment.
- 2
Heated in a furnace, kiln, etc., to become permanently hardened.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of fire
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Fired in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense dismissed:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | gekündigt |
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 fired come from?
From fire + -ed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).