hardpressed
adjective
hardpressed is spelled H-A-R-D-P-R-E-S-S-E-D: 11 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 76 million words in written English, the 275,970th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, hardpressed means “Subject to difficulty in accomplishing or making progress” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in hardpressed?
| Letters | 11: H-A-R-D-P-R-E-S-S-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 76 million words; the 275,970th 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 hardpressed?
Hardpressed appears about once in every 76 million words in written English, the 275,970th 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 hardpressed?
Hardpressed 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).
Forms of hardpressed
- more hardpressed comparative
- most hardpressed superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hardpressed mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Subject to difficulty in accomplishing or making progress.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does hardpressed come from?
From hard + pressed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).