lodged
/lɑd͡ʒd/adjective, verb
lodged is spelled L-O-D-G-E-D: 6 letters and one syllable. It appears 3.1 times per million words in written English, the 15,146th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, lodged means “Lying down, with head raised; used of beasts of the chase (deer, etc), as couchant is used of beasts of prey (lions, etc)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in lodged?
| Letters | 6: L-O-D-G-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 |
| In writing | 3.1 times per million words; the 15,146th 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 lodged?
Lodged appears 3.1 times per million words in written English, the 15,146th 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 lodged?
- US /lɑd͡ʒd/
- UK /lɒd͡ʒd/
Lodged has one syllable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-lodged.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does lodged mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Lying down, with head raised; used of beasts of the chase (deer, etc), as couchant is used of beasts of prey (lions, etc).
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of lodge
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).