hanged
/ˈhæŋd/adjective, verb
hanged is spelled H-A-N-G-E-D: 6 letters and one syllable. It appears 3.6 times per million words in written English, the 13,695th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, hanged means “damned (as an intensifier or vehement denial)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in hanged?
| Letters | 6: H-A-N-G-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 |
| In writing | 3.6 times per million words; the 13,695th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is hanged?
Hanged appears 3.6 times per million words in written English, the 13,695th 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 hanged?
- /ˈhæŋd/
- /ˈheɪ̯ŋd/
- /ˈhɛ̃ŋd/
Hanged has one syllable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-hanged.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does hanged mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
informaldamned (as an intensifier or vehement denial)
I'm hanged if I know how to get the idea through his thick skull!
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of hang (now only when referring to the method of execution, elsewhere hung is used)
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).