sodden

/ˈsɒ.dən/

//ˈsɒ.dən// adj

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"sodden" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“sodden” is uncommon English (frequency #57,084 among 6,566 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,084
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Soaked or drenched with liquid; soggy, saturated.

Corpus desk

Index EN-sodden · sodden · English

sodden · rank #57,084 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,084
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH soli

Nearest frequency peer: soli (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Frequency neighbourhood for “sodden”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “sodden” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for sodden
PropertyValue
Headwordsodden
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈsɒ.dən/
Letters6
Frequency rank#57,084
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sodden” sits in English frequency

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).soddenlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “soli” (#57,085), “Southall” (#57,086), “specie” (#57,087). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sodden is uncommon English at frequency #57,084 among 6,566 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈsɒ.dən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for sodden, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: 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 (“swam… The correct English form is sodden, spelled S-O-D-D-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Soaked or drenched with liquid; soggy, saturated.
  2. 2
    Boiled.
  3. 3
    Drunk; stupid as a result of drunkenness.
  4. 4
    Dull, expressionless (of a person’s appearance).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how sodden appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. It is found, indeed, that meat, roaſted by a fire of peat or turf, is more ſodden than when coal is employed for that purpoſe.
  2. The outfalls are choked, the dams are perforated by crabs or broken down by floods, and soon the ground becomes more and more sodden.

Etymology

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.

Synonyms

doppingwaterloggedwetdrunkblankstonefaced

This word in other languages

empapado(Español)détrempé(Français)durchnässt(Deutsch)encharcado(Português)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sodden"?
"sodden" is spelled S-O-D-D-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈsɒ.dən/.
What does "sodden" mean?
As an adjective, "sodden" means: Soaked or drenched with liquid; soggy, saturated.
How do you pronounce "sodden"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sodden" is /ˈsɒ.dən/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "sodden"?
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 z... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "sodden", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list