frostbitten
/ˈfɹɒstˌbɪ.tən/adjective
frostbitten is spelled F-R-O-S-T-B-I-T-T-E-N: 11 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 103,949th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, frostbitten means “Affected by frostbite” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in frostbitten?
| Letters | 11: F-R-O-S-T-B-I-T-T-E-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 103,949th 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 frostbitten?
Frostbitten appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 103,949th 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 frostbitten?
- /ˈfɹɒstˌbɪ.tən/
Frostbitten has 3 syllables (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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-frostbitten.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does frostbitten mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Affected by frostbite.
His frostbitten toes would not recover.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Frostbitten in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense affected by frostbite:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | erfroren |
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 frostbitten come from?
From frost + bitten.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).