sullied
sul·lied/ˈsʌlid/adjective, verb
sullied is spelled S-U-L-L-I-E-D: 7 letters and 2 syllables (sul·lied). It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 59,387th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, sullied means “Stained, soiled” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in sullied?
| Letters | 7: S-U-L-L-I-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: sul·lied |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 59,387th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is sullied?
Sullied appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 59,387th 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 sullied?
- UK /ˈsʌliːd/
- US /ˈsʌlid/
Sullied has 2 syllables, split sul·lied in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-sullied.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with sullied?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as sullied from its last stressed vowel (/ʌlid/):
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 sullied
- more sullied comparative
- most sullied superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sullied mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Stained, soiled.
- 2
Defiled, tainted.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of sully
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does sullied come from?
From sully + -ied (suffix forming participial adjectives and past participal forms of verbs ending in -y).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).