shelled
/ʃɛld/adjective, verb
shelled is spelled S-H-E-L-L-E-D: 7 letters and one syllable. It appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,092nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, shelled means “Having a shell; testaceous” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in shelled?
| Letters | 7: S-H-E-L-L-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.2 times per million words; the 26,092nd 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 shelled?
Shelled appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,092nd 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 shelled?
- /ʃɛld/
Shelled 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-au-shelled.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does shelled mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having a shell; testaceous.
the shelled slug of species Testacella haliotidea
- 2
Having had the shell removed.
shelled peas
- 3
slangUnable to keep up in a race, having used up one's reserves of energy.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of shell
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Shelled in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense having had the shell removed:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | décortiqué |
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.