spoiled
/spɔɪld/adjective, verb
spoiled is spelled S-P-O-I-L-E-D: 7 letters and one syllable. It appears 6.5 times per million words in written English, the 9,463rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, spoiled means “That has deteriorated to the point of no longer being usable or edible” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in spoiled?
| Letters | 7: S-P-O-I-L-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 6.5 times per million words; the 9,463rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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 spoiled?
Spoiled appears 6.5 times per million words in written English, the 9,463rd 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 spoiled?
- /spɔɪld/
Spoiled has one syllable (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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-spoiled.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with spoiled?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as spoiled.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: despoil.
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 spoiled
- more spoiled comparative
- most spoiled superlative
- spoilt
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does spoiled mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
That has deteriorated to the point of no longer being usable or edible.
- 2
The state of being heavily pampered.
The child was spoiled by constant gifts.
- 3
Having a selfish or greedy character due to pampering.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of spoil
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Spoiled in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | verdorben , verwöhnt, verzogen |
| Portuguese | estragado , mimado |
| French | gâté, pourri |
| Spanish | mimado, regalón, consentido, malcriado, malacostumbrado |
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.