hardboiled
verb, adjective
hardboiled is spelled H-A-R-D-B-O-I-L-E-D: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 83,271st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, hardboiled means “simple past and past participle of hardboil” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in hardboiled?
| Letters | 10: H-A-R-D-B-O-I-L-E-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 83,271st 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 hardboiled?
Hardboiled appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 83,271st 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).
Words people confuse with hardboiled
Also written: hard-boiled (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of hardboiled
- more hardboiled comparative
- most hardboiled superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hardboiled mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of hardboil
adjective
- 1
Alternative spelling of hard-boiled.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).