pickled
adjective, verb
pickled is spelled P-I-C-K-L-E-D: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.5 times per million words in written English, the 23,253rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, pickled means “Preserved by pickling” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in pickled?
| Letters | 7: P-I-C-K-L-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.5 times per million words; the 23,253rd 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 pickled?
Pickled appears 1.5 times per million words in written English, the 23,253rd 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 pickled?
- Australia
Pickled 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-au-pickled.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of pickled
- more pickled comparative
- most pickled superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pickled mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Preserved by pickling.
- 2
slangDrunk.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of pickle
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pickled in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense preserved by pickling:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | eingelegt |
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.