sodden

Name: sodden, English Word Data
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/ˈsɒ.dən/

//ˈsɒ.dən// adj

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“sodden” is an uncommon English word, ranked #57,084 in English word frequency and used as an adjective.

#57,084
frequency rank, English: 6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Soaked or drenched with liquid; soggy, saturated.

Key facts for sodden
Property	Value
Headword	sodden
Language	English
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	/ˈsɒ.dən/
Letters	6
Frequency rank	#57,084
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sodden” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). sodden lands here:

#57,084

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for sodden is 6 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈsɒ.dən/. Corpus data places it at rank #57,084 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

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

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

doppingwaterlogged wet drunk blank stonefaced

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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Using “sodden”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct English spelling is S-O-D-D-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as /ˈsɒ.dən/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.