sodden
/ˈsɑ.dən/adjective, verb
sodden is spelled S-O-D-D-E-N: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 56,788th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, sodden means “Soaked or drenched with liquid; soggy, saturated” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in sodden?
| Letters | 6: S-O-D-D-E-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 56,788th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is sodden?
Sodden appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 56,788th 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 sodden?
- UK /ˈsɒ.dən/
- US /ˈsɑ.dən/
Sodden has 2 syllables (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-sodden.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with sodden?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as sodden from its last stressed vowel (/ɑdən/):
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 sodden
- more sodden comparative
- most sodden superlative
- soddens present, singular, he/she/it
- soddening participle, present
- soddened participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sodden mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Soaked or drenched with liquid; soggy, saturated.
- 2
archaicBoiled.
- 3
Drunk; stupid as a result of drunkenness.
- 4
Dull, expressionless (of a person’s appearance).
verb
- 1
To drench, soak or saturate.
- 2
To become soaked.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sodden in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | détrempé , bourré, saoul |
| German | durchnässt, aufgeweicht , sturzbetrunken, sturzbesoffen |
| Portuguese | encharcado , encharcar |
| Spanish | empapado |
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 sodden come from?
From Middle English sodden, soden, from Old English soden, ġesoden, from Proto-Germanic *sudanaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *seuþaną (“to seethe; boil”). Cognate with West Frisian sean, Dutch gezoden (“seethed, boiled”) (related to Dutch zode (“swampy land”)), Low German saden, söddt, German gesotten, Swedish sjuden, Icelandic soðinn. More at seethe.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).