rushed
/ɹʌʃt/adjective, verb
rushed is spelled R-U-S-H-E-D: 6 letters and one syllable. It appears 9.5 times per million words in written English, the 7,338th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, rushed means “Very busy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in rushed?
| Letters | 6: R-U-S-H-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 9.5 times per million words; the 7,338th 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 rushed?
Rushed appears 9.5 times per million words in written English, the 7,338th 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 rushed?
- /ɹʌʃt/
Rushed 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: En-us-rushed.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of rushed
- more rushed comparative
- most rushed superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does rushed mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Very busy.
I was so rushed today, I didn't have time to eat lunch.
- 2
Done in haste; done quickly or hastily.
My rushed attempt at an essay received a predictably poor grade.
- 3
Abounding or covered with rushes.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of rush
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Rushed in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense done in haste:
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.