folded
fold·ed/ˈfoʊldɪd/adjective, verb
folded is spelled F-O-L-D-E-D: 6 letters and 2 syllables (fold·ed). It appears 6.0 times per million words in written English, the 9,878th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, folded means “Having a fold or folds; having undergone folding” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in folded?
| Letters | 6: F-O-L-D-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: fold·ed |
| In writing | 6.0 times per million words; the 9,878th 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 folded?
Folded appears 6.0 times per million words in written English, the 9,878th 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 folded?
- US /ˈfoʊldɪd/
- UK /ˈfəʊldɪd/
Folded has 2 syllables, split fold·ed in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-folded.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does folded mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having a fold or folds; having undergone folding.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of fold
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).