hunted
/ˈhʌntɪd/adjective, verb
hunted is spelled H-U-N-T-E-D: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 3.8 times per million words in written English, the 13,321st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, hunted means “Being the subject of a hunt” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in hunted?
| Letters | 6: H-U-N-T-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.8 times per million words; the 13,321st 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 hunted?
Hunted appears 3.8 times per million words in written English, the 13,321st 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 hunted?
- /ˈhʌntɪd/
Hunted 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-hunted.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of hunted
- more hunted comparative
- most hunted superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hunted mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Being the subject of a hunt.
- 2
Nervous and agitated, as if pursued.
He looked up with a hunted expression.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of hunt
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).