liked
/laɪkt/adjective, verb
liked is spelled L-I-K-E-D: 5 letters and one syllable. It appears 58 times per million words in written English, the 1,793rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, liked means “viewed favorably, held in high regard” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in liked?
| Letters | 5: L-I-K-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 58 times per million words; the 1,793rd 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 liked?
Liked appears 58 times per million words in written English, the 1,793rd 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 liked?
- /laɪkt/
- /ˈləɪk.dət/
Liked 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-liked.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of liked
- more liked comparative
- most liked superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does liked mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
viewed favorably, held in high regard
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of like
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).