hunchbacked
adjective
hunchbacked is spelled H-U-N-C-H-B-A-C-K-E-D: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 122,704th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, hunchbacked means “Having an abnormally curved or hunched back” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in hunchbacked?
| Letters | 11: H-U-N-C-H-B-A-C-K-E-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 122,704th 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 hunchbacked?
Hunchbacked appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 122,704th 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).
Forms of hunchbacked
- more hunchbacked comparative
- most hunchbacked superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hunchbacked mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having an abnormally curved or hunched back
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does hunchbacked come from?
From hunch + backed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).