frazzled

adj

"frazzled" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“frazzled” is uncommon English (frequency #53,557 among 18,613 “F” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,557
frequency rank, English
18,613
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Frayed at the edges.

Key facts for frazzled
PropertyValue
Headwordfrazzled
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters8
Frequency rank#53,557
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “frazzled” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). frazzled lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

frazzled is uncommon English at frequency #53,557 among 18,613 “F” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

frazzled has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is frazzled, spelled F-R-A-Z-Z-L-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Frayed at the edges.
  2. 2
    Stressed and exhausted (either physically or emotionally).

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "frazzled"?
"frazzled" is spelled F-R-A-Z-Z-L-E-D.
What does "frazzled" mean?
As an adjective, "frazzled" means: Frayed at the edges.
What language does "frazzled" come from?
"frazzled" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “frazzled”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is F-R-A-Z-Z-L-E-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list