poisoned
poi·soned/ˈpɔɪzn̩d/adjective, verb
poisoned is spelled P-O-I-S-O-N-E-D: 8 letters and 2 syllables (poi·soned). It appears 3.8 times per million words in written English, the 13,321st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, poisoned means “Killed, paralysed, or harmed by receiving a dose of poison” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in poisoned?
| Letters | 8: P-O-I-S-O-N-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: poi·soned |
| In writing | 3.8 times per million words; the 13,321st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is poisoned?
Poisoned appears 3.8 times per million words in written English, the 13,321st 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 poisoned?
- /ˈpɔɪzn̩d/
Poisoned has 2 syllables, split poi·soned in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-poisoned.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of poisoned
- more poisoned comparative
- most poisoned superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does poisoned mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Killed, paralysed, or harmed by receiving a dose of poison.
The snake left its poisoned prey to die.
- 2
Containing poison; poisonous.
The hunters began to fire their poisoned darts.
- 3
Having a strongly negative effect; harmful.
This is a poisoned work environment.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of poison
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).