piqued
/piːkt/adjective, verb
piqued is spelled P-I-Q-U-E-D: 6 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 40,267th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, piqued means “Annoyed, usually mildly and temporarily, especially by an offense to one's pride or honor” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in piqued?
| Letters | 6: P-I-Q-U-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 40,267th 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 piqued?
Piqued appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 40,267th 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 piqued?
- /piːkt/
Piqued 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-piqued.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with piqued
Sounds like: peaked (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of piqued
- more piqued comparative
- most piqued superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does piqued mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Annoyed, usually mildly and temporarily, especially by an offense to one's pride or honor.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of pique
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Piqued in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense mildly and temporarily annoyed:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | pikiert |
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.