keyed
/kiːd/adjective, verb
keyed is spelled K-E-Y-E-D: 5 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 33,236th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, keyed means “Having a key, mated to a keyseat and/or keyway, to either control or prevent movement” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in keyed?
| Letters | 5: K-E-Y-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 33,236th 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 keyed?
Keyed appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 33,236th 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 keyed?
- /kiːd/
Keyed 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)-Flame,_not_lame-keyed.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of keyed
- more keyed comparative
- most keyed superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does keyed mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having a key, mated to a keyseat and/or keyway, to either control or prevent movement.
- 2
Praiseworthy and admirable, often through exhibiting independence and security; based.
OP is keyed as fuck
- 3
slangIntoxicated by recreational or illegal drugs; drunk or high.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of key
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).