punished
pun·ished/ˈpʌnɪʃt/adjective, verb
punished is spelled P-U-N-I-S-H-E-D: 8 letters and 2 syllables (pun·ished). It appears 10 times per million words in written English, the 7,121st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, punished means “That has been the object of punishment” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in punished?
| Letters | 8: P-U-N-I-S-H-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: pun·ished |
| In writing | 10 times per million words; the 7,121st 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 punished?
Punished appears 10 times per million words in written English, the 7,121st 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 punished?
- /ˈpʌnɪʃt/
Punished has 2 syllables, split pun·ished in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of punished
- more punished comparative
- most punished superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does punished mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
That has been the object of punishment.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of punish
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).