shaven
sha·ven/ˈʃeɪ.vən/adjective, verb
shaven is spelled S-H-A-V-E-N: 6 letters and 2 syllables (sha·ven). It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 33,636th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, shaven means “Having been shaved” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in shaven?
| Letters | 6: S-H-A-V-E-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: sha·ven |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 33,636th 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 shaven?
Shaven appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 33,636th 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 shaven?
- /ˈʃeɪ.vən/
Shaven has 2 syllables, split sha·ven in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Pvanp7-shaven.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-shaven.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-shaven.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does shaven mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having been shaved.
verb
- 1
past participle of shave
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Shaven in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense having been shaved:
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.