loosened
adjective, verb
loosened is spelled L-O-O-S-E-N-E-D: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,649th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, loosened means “Having been made less tight or more relaxed” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in loosened?
| Letters | 8: L-O-O-S-E-N-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 29,649th 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 loosened?
Loosened appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,649th 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 loosened?
- US
Loosened 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: En-us-loosened.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of loosened
- more loosened comparative
- most loosened superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does loosened mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having been made less tight or more relaxed.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of loosen
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).