grounded
/ˈɡɹaʊn.dɪd/adjective, verb
grounded is spelled G-R-O-U-N-D-E-D: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 6.9 times per million words in written English, the 9,045th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, grounded means “Not allowed to fly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in grounded?
| Letters | 8: G-R-O-U-N-D-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 6.9 times per million words; the 9,045th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is grounded?
Grounded appears 6.9 times per million words in written English, the 9,045th 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 grounded?
- /ˈɡɹaʊn.dɪd/
- /-dəd/
Grounded has 2 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)-AnotherFriendlyHuman-grounded.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with grounded?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as grounded.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: underdog.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of grounded
- more grounded comparative
- most grounded superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does grounded mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Not allowed to fly.
- 2
Aground.
- 3
CanadaUSOf or pertaining to an electrical conductor which is connected to earth; earthed.
- 4
Confined to stay inside, typically by a parent, as a punishment.
- 5
With well-considered priorities through a good understanding of what truly matters.
Near-synonyms: prudent, reasonable, sensible, wise; realistic, real; mature; see also Thesaurus:wise
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of ground
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Grounded in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | interdit de vol , puni |
| German | mit Flugverbot belegt , Hausarrest haben , geerdet |
| Spanish | detenido en tierra , castigado , conectado a tierra |
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 grounded come from?
From Middle English grounded, i-grounded, equivalent to ground + -ed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).