softened
soft·ened/ˈsɔfənd/adjective, verb
softened is spelled S-O-F-T-E-N-E-D: 8 letters and 2 syllables (soft·ened). It appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,209th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, softened means “Made soft” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in softened?
| Letters | 8: S-O-F-T-E-N-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: soft·ened |
| In writing | 1.7 times per million words; the 21,209th 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 softened?
Softened appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,209th 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 softened?
- UK /ˈsɒfənd/
- US /ˈsɔfənd/
- /ˈsɑfənd/
Softened has 2 syllables, split soft·ened in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of softened
- more softened comparative
- most softened superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does softened mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Made soft.
- 2
aspirated.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of soften
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).