naked
/ˈneɪkɪd/adjective, verb
naked is spelled N-A-K-E-D: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 27 times per million words in written English, the 3,422nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, naked means “Bare, not covered by clothing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in naked?
| Letters | 5: N-A-K-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 27 times per million words; the 3,422nd 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 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 naked?
Naked appears 27 times per million words in written English, the 3,422nd 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 naked?
- /ˈneɪkɪd/
- /ˈnɛkɪd/
- /neɪkt/
As a verb: /neɪkt/.
Naked 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-naked.ogg, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-naked.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-naked2.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with naked?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as naked.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: knead.
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 naked
- more naked comparative
- most naked superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does naked mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Bare, not covered by clothing.
He was as naked as the day he was born.
- 2
colloquialobsoleteLacking some clothing; clothed only in underwear.
- 3
Unadorned, without decoration or circumlocution; put bluntly.
This is the naked truth.
- 4
Involving naked people.
- 5
obsoleteUnarmed.
- 6
Lacking some sort of covering, protection, or accoutrement which might otherwise be expected.
The tendrils of the naked flame stretched into the skies.
- 7
Unaided; not using an optical device such as telescope or binoculars.
- 8
Having no fur, feathers or scales on the skin; like a human.
We naked apes must be ever watchful for thorns and poison ivy as we hike the trail.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of nake
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Naked in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | nu , tout nu |
| German | nackt |
| Portuguese | nu, pelado, despido |
| Spanish | desnudo, en cueros, en pelota, en pelotas, en bolas, bichi |
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 naked come from?
From Middle English naked, from Old English nacod, from Proto-West Germanic *nak(k)wad, from Proto-Germanic *nakwadaz, from Proto-Indo-European *negʷ- (“naked”). Doublet of nude (remotely).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).