squelched
/ˈskwɛlt͡ʃt/adjective, verb
squelched is spelled S-Q-U-E-L-C-H-E-D: 9 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 109,062nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, squelched means “Having been squelched” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in squelched?
| Letters | 9: S-Q-U-E-L-C-H-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 109,062nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is squelched?
Squelched appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 109,062nd 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 squelched?
- US /ˈskwɛlt͡ʃt/
Squelched 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).
Forms of squelched
- more squelched comparative
- most squelched superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does squelched mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having been squelched.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of squelch
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).