hyped
/haɪpt/adjective, verb
hyped is spelled H-Y-P-E-D: 5 letters and one syllable. It appears 3.5 times per million words in written English, the 14,106th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, hyped means “Having been subject to propaganda and promotion; promoted beyond what is reasonable or appropriate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in hyped?
| Letters | 5: H-Y-P-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.5 times per million words; the 14,106th 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 hyped?
Hyped appears 3.5 times per million words in written English, the 14,106th 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 hyped?
- /haɪpt/
Hyped 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Sapaa-hyped.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of hyped
- more hyped comparative
- most hyped superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hyped mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having been subject to propaganda and promotion; promoted beyond what is reasonable or appropriate.
- 2
slangExcited.
He's hyped about getting to kiss her in the final scene of the play.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of hype
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).