forced
/fɔɹst/adjective, verb
forced is spelled F-O-R-C-E-D: 6 letters and one syllable. It appears 68 times per million words in written English, the 1,562nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, forced means “Obtained forcefully, not naturally” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in forced?
| Letters | 6: F-O-R-C-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 68 times per million words; the 1,562nd 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 forced?
Forced appears 68 times per million words in written English, the 1,562nd 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 forced?
- US /fɔɹst/
- UK /fɔːst/
- /fo(ː)ɹst/
Forced 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-forced.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of forced
- more forced comparative
- most forced superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does forced mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Obtained forcefully, not naturally.
The forced labor went on for 14 years.
- 2
Opened or accessed using force.
- 3
Produced by strain; not spontaneous; insincere.
forced laughter
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of force
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forced in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense obtained forcefully:
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.