hooked
/hʊkt/adjective, verb
hooked is spelled H-O-O-K-E-D: 6 letters and one syllable. It appears 8.3 times per million words in written English, the 8,036th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, hooked means “Having a sharp curve at the end; resembling a hook” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in hooked?
| Letters | 6: H-O-O-K-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 8.3 times per million words; the 8,036th 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 hooked?
Hooked appears 8.3 times per million words in written English, the 8,036th 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 hooked?
- /hʊkt/
Hooked has one syllable (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: En-us-hooked.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of hooked
- more hooked comparative
- most hooked superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hooked mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having a sharp curve at the end; resembling a hook.
a hooked nose
- 2
Addicted; unable to resist or cease doing.
He will never leave her because he is hooked on her chocolate chip cookies.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of hook
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hooked in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
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 hooked come from?
From hook + -ed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).