gorged

/ɡɔːdʒd/

//ɡɔːdʒd// adj

"gorged" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“gorged” is uncommon English (frequency #77,719 among 2,313 “G” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,719
frequency rank, English
2,313
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - With a stomach stuffed full of food.

Corpus desk

Index EN-gorged · gorged · English

gorged · rank #77,719 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,719
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,313
  • PHOTO-FINISH Goryeo

Nearest frequency peer: Goryeo (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Long-tail ranks near “gorged”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “gorged” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for gorged
PropertyValue
Headwordgorged
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ɡɔːdʒd/
Letters6
Frequency rank#77,719
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “gorged” in English

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).gorgedfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “Goryeo” (#77,720), “goog” (#77,717), “Gotland” (#77,721). Among 2,313 “G” headwords, “gorged” is #77,719. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gorged is uncommon English at frequency #77,719 among 2,313 “G” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ɡɔːdʒd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

gorged has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From gorge + -ed. The correct English form is gorged, spelled G-O-R-G-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    With a stomach stuffed full of food.
  2. 2
    With the neck collared or encircled by an object.
  3. 3
    Having a gorge or throat.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how gorged appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Gorged nearly to the uttermost when he entered the restaurant, the smell of food had almost caused him to lose his honor as a gentleman, but he rallied like a true knight.
  2. “I don't mean all of your friends—only a small proportion—which, however, connects your circle with that deadly, idle, brainless bunch—the insolent chatterers at the opera, the gorged dowagers,[…], the jewelled animals whose moral code is the code of the barnyard—!"

Etymology

From gorge + -ed.

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 "gorged"?
"gorged" is spelled G-O-R-G-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /ɡɔːdʒd/.
What does "gorged" mean?
As an adjective, "gorged" means: With a stomach stuffed full of food.
How do you pronounce "gorged"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gorged" is /ɡɔːdʒd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "gorged"?
From gorge + -ed. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list