shocked
/ʃɒkt/adjective, verb
shocked is spelled S-H-O-C-K-E-D: 7 letters and one syllable. It appears 19 times per million words in written English, the 4,521st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, shocked means “Surprised, startled, confused, or taken aback, particularly when also indignant” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in shocked?
| Letters | 7: S-H-O-C-K-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 |
| In writing | 19 times per million words; the 4,521st 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 shocked?
Shocked appears 19 times per million words in written English, the 4,521st 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 shocked?
- UK /ʃɒkt/
Shocked has one syllable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-shocked.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of shocked
- more shocked comparative
- most shocked superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does shocked mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Surprised, startled, confused, or taken aback, particularly when also indignant.
We were shocked to see how ill she was.
- 2
Suffering from shock.
The patient is shocked.
- 3
Affected, altered, or transformed by one or more shock waves.
shocked quartz
- 4
Subjected to electric shock.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of shock
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Shocked in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense surprised, startled, confused:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | choqué |
| German | schockiert |
| Portuguese | chocado |
| Spanish | atónito, estupefacto, flipado |
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.