starved
/stɑːɹvd/adjective, verb
starved is spelled S-T-A-R-V-E-D: 7 letters and one syllable. It appears 3.0 times per million words in written English, the 15,613th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, starved means “Approaching starvation, emaciated and malnourished” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in starved?
| Letters | 7: S-T-A-R-V-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.0 times per million words; the 15,613th 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 starved?
Starved appears 3.0 times per million words in written English, the 15,613th 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 starved?
- /stɑːɹvd/
Starved 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-starved.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of starved
- more starved comparative
- most starved superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does starved mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Approaching starvation, emaciated and malnourished.
- 2
Deprived of nourishment or of something vital.
- 3
colloquialExtremely hungry.
I’m starved! I haven’t eaten since breakfast.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of starve
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Starved in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense approaching starvation:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | hambreado |
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.