steamed
steam·ed/stiːmd/adjective, verb
steamed is spelled S-T-E-A-M-E-D: 7 letters and 2 syllables (steam·ed). It appears 2.2 times per million words in written English, the 18,537th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, steamed means “Heated and processed by steam, such as being cooked by steaming” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in steamed?
| Letters | 7: S-T-E-A-M-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: steam·ed |
| In writing | 2.2 times per million words; the 18,537th 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 steamed?
Steamed appears 2.2 times per million words in written English, the 18,537th 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 steamed?
- UK /stiːmd/
- US /stiːmd/
Steamed has 2 syllables, split steam·ed in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-steamed.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of steamed
- more steamed comparative
- most steamed superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does steamed mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Heated and processed by steam, such as being cooked by steaming.
- 2
informalAngry; hot under the collar.
He was steamed that the car cut him off. It took almost half an hour for him to calm down.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of steam
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Steamed in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense having been cooked by exposure to steam:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | à la vapeur |
| Spanish | al vapor |
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.