relaxed
/ɹɪˈlækst/adjective, verb
relaxed is spelled R-E-L-A-X-E-D: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 10 times per million words in written English, the 7,009th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, relaxed means “Made more lenient; less strict; lax” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in relaxed?
| Letters | 7: R-E-L-A-X-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 10 times per million words; the 7,009th 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 relaxed?
Relaxed appears 10 times per million words in written English, the 7,009th 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 relaxed?
- /ɹɪˈlækst/
Relaxed 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-relaxed.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of relaxed
- more relaxed comparative
- most relaxed superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does relaxed mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
obsoleteMade slack or feeble; weak, soft.
- 2
Made more lenient; less strict; lax.
The relaxed rules were greatly tightened after the lawsuit.
- 3
Free from tension or anxiety; at ease; leisurely.
He's a relaxed kind of guy, he never lets himself get upset.
- 4
Without physical tension; in a state of equilibrium.
- 5
Of a muscle: soft, not tensed.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of relax
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Relaxed in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense having an easy-going mood:
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.
Where does relaxed come from?
From relax + -ed, originally after Latin relaxātus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).