peaked
/piːkt/adjective, verb
peaked is spelled P-E-A-K-E-D: 6 letters and one syllable. It appears 3.2 times per million words in written English, the 14,928th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, peaked means “Having a peak or peaks” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in peaked?
| Letters | 6: P-E-A-K-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.2 times per million words; the 14,928th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like |
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 peaked?
Peaked appears 3.2 times per million words in written English, the 14,928th 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 peaked?
- /piːkt/
- /ˈpiːkɪd/
As an adjective (“Sickly-looking, peaky”): /ˈpiːkɪd/.
As a verb: /piːkt/.
Peaked 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-peaked.wav, En-us-peaked.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with peaked
Sounds like: piqued (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of peaked
- more peaked comparative
- most peaked superlative
- peakèd
- pekid
- more peakèd comparative
- most peakèd superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does peaked mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having a peak or peaks.
The wizard wore a peaked cap.
- 2
Sickly-looking, peaky.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of peak
adjective
- 1
Alternative form of peaked.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does peaked come from?
See peak.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).