marked
/mɑɹkt/adjective, verb
marked is spelled M-A-R-K-E-D: 6 letters and one syllable. It appears 32 times per million words in written English, the 2,992nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, marked means “Having a visible or identifying mark” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in marked?
| Letters | 6: M-A-R-K-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 32 times per million words; the 2,992nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is marked?
Marked appears 32 times per million words in written English, the 2,992nd 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 marked?
- UK /mɑːkt/
- UK /ˈmɑː.kɪd/
- US /mɑɹkt/
As a verb: /mɑːkt/, /mɑɹkt/.
Marked 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-marked.ogg, En-us-marked-adj.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with marked?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as marked from its last stressed vowel (/ɑɹkt/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: demark.
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 marked
- more marked comparative
- most marked superlative
- markèd
- more markèd comparative
- most markèd superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does marked mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having a visible or identifying mark.
- 2
Having a secret mark on the back for cheating.
- 3
Clearly evident; noticeable; conspicuous.
The eighth century BC saw a marked increase in the general wealth of Cyprus.
- 4
Distinguished by a positive feature.
"Young" is the marked element of the old/young pair, since the usual way of asking someone's age is "How old are you?".
- 5
Singled out; suspicious; treated with hostility; the object of vengeance.
A marked man.
- 6
In police livery, as opposed to unmarked. (of a police vehicle)
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of mark
adjective
- 1
Alternative spelling of marked.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Marked in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | marcado |
| German | markiert |
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.
Where does marked come from?
From mark (“sign, characteristic, visible impression”) + -ed. Less common disyllabic pronunciation (/ˈmɑː.kɪd/) is likely an analogy derived from markedness (explaining its restriction to sense 2).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).