shaped
/ʃeɪpt/adjective, verb
shaped is spelled S-H-A-P-E-D: 6 letters and one syllable. It appears 24 times per million words in written English, the 3,752nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, shaped means “Having been given a shape, especially a curved shape” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in shaped?
| Letters | 6: S-H-A-P-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 |
| In writing | 24 times per million words; the 3,752nd 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; 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 shaped?
Shaped appears 24 times per million words in written English, the 3,752nd 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 shaped?
- /ʃeɪpt/
Shaped has one syllable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-shaped.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with shaped?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as shaped.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: phased.
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 shaped
- more shaped comparative
- most shaped superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does shaped mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having been given a shape, especially a curved shape.
The shaped sides of the wardrobe give it a more attractive appearance.
- 2
Having a particular shape (sharing the appearance of something in space, especially its outline – often a basic geometric two-dimensional figure).
- 3
Designed for a particular person or thing.
a God-shaped hole in one's heart
- 4
Having a particularly pleasant or recognizable shape.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of shape
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Shaped in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
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 shaped come from?
From Middle English schaped, ischaped, equivalent to shape + -ed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).