rigged
/ɹɪɡd/adjective, verb
rigged is spelled R-I-G-G-E-D: 6 letters and one syllable. It appears 4.3 times per million words in written English, the 12,397th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, rigged means “Prearranged and fixed so that the winner or outcome is decided in advance” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in rigged?
| Letters | 6: R-I-G-G-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 4.3 times per million words; the 12,397th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is rigged?
Rigged appears 4.3 times per million words in written English, the 12,397th 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 rigged?
- /ɹɪɡd/
Rigged 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-rigged.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with rigged?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as rigged.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: digger.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of rigged
- more rigged comparative
- most rigged superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does rigged mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Prearranged and fixed so that the winner or outcome is decided in advance.
There was a vicious rumour that the final was rigged, as the defense seemed useless.
- 2
Having the rigging up.
We were ready to embark upon our journey now the vessel was rigged.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of rig
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Rigged in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | truqué |
| German | abgesprochen, abgekartet, manipuliert , aufgetakelt |
| Portuguese | armado, combinado |
| Spanish | amañado, manipulado, haber tongo |
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 rigged come from?
From rig + -ed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).