madden
mad·den/ˈmæd.(ə̯)n̩/verb
madden is spelled M-A-D-D-E-N: 6 letters and 2 syllables (mad·den). It appears 3.4 times per million words in written English, the 14,307th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, madden means “To make angry” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in madden?
| Letters | 6: M-A-D-D-E-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: mad·den |
| In writing | 3.4 times per million words; the 14,307th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is madden?
Madden appears 3.4 times per million words in written English, the 14,307th 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 madden?
- /ˈmæd.(ə̯)n̩/
Madden has 2 syllables, split mad·den in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-madden.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with madden?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as madden.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: demand, damned.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of madden
- maddens present, singular, he/she/it
- maddening participle, present
- maddened participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does madden mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To make angry.
- 2
To make insane; to inflame with passion.
- 3
obsoleteTo become furious.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Madden in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | rasend machen, ärgern, fuchsen, auf die Palme bringen , wahnsinnig machen, um den Verstand bringen |
| Portuguese | deixar louco |
| Spanish | enloquecer |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.