pounded
adjective, verb
pounded is spelled P-O-U-N-D-E-D: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.8 times per million words in written English, the 20,906th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, pounded means “Having undergone pounding” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in pounded?
| Letters | 7: P-O-U-N-D-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.8 times per million words; the 20,906th 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 pounded?
Pounded appears 1.8 times per million words in written English, the 20,906th 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 pounded?
- Australia
Pounded 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-pounded.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of pounded
- more pounded comparative
- most pounded superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pounded mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having undergone pounding.
- 2
slangInebriated.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of pound
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).