miffed
/mɪft/adjective, verb
miffed is spelled M-I-F-F-E-D: 6 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,230th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, miffed means “Somewhat indignant, irritated, angry, in a snit, put out or annoyed” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in miffed?
| Letters | 6: M-I-F-F-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 48,230th 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 miffed?
Miffed appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,230th 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 miffed?
- /mɪft/
Miffed 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-miffed.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of miffed
- more miffed comparative
- most miffed superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does miffed mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
informalSomewhat indignant, irritated, angry, in a snit, put out or annoyed.
- 2
UKConfused; unable to understand.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of miff
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Miffed in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense somewhat indignant, irritated, angry, put out or annoyed:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | irrité |
| German | angefressen, übelgenommen, verschnupft |
| Portuguese | indignado(a) |
| Spanish | indignado, irritado |
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 miffed come from?
From miff + -ed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).