haunted
haunt·ed/ˈhɔːntɪd/adjective, verb
haunted is spelled H-A-U-N-T-E-D: 7 letters and 2 syllables (haunt·ed). It appears 7.4 times per million words in written English, the 8,669th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, haunted means “Of a location, frequented by a ghost or ghosts” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in haunted?
| Letters | 7: H-A-U-N-T-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: haunt·ed |
| In writing | 7.4 times per million words; the 8,669th 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; 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 haunted?
Haunted appears 7.4 times per million words in written English, the 8,669th 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 haunted?
- /ˈhɔːntɪd/
- /ˈhɑntɪd/
Haunted has 2 syllables, split haunt·ed in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-haunted.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with haunted?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as haunted.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: undeath.
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 haunted
- more haunted comparative
- most haunted superlative
- hauntedest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does haunted mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of a location, frequented by a ghost or ghosts.
The hotel was haunted by a disembodied spirit.
- 2
Obsessed (by an idea, threat, etc.).
a soldier haunted by the memories of combat
- 3
Showing a feeling of being disturbed.
a haunted expression
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of haunt
According to local legend, a ghost has haunted the mansion for two hundred years.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Haunted in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | hanté , obsédé |
| German | verfolgt, Spuk- , besessen |
| Portuguese | assombrado, mal-assombrado , obcecado , perturbado |
| Spanish | embrujado, endemoniado |
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.