sunken
/ˈsʌŋkən/adjective
sunken is spelled S-U-N-K-E-N: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.8 times per million words in written English, the 20,629th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, sunken means “Caused, by natural or unnatural means, to be depressed (lower than the surrounding area) or submerged” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in sunken?
| Letters | 6: S-U-N-K-E-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.8 times per million words; the 20,629th 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 sunken?
Sunken appears 1.8 times per million words in written English, the 20,629th 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 sunken?
- /ˈsʌŋkən/
Sunken has 2 syllables (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: En-us-sunken.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does sunken mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Caused, by natural or unnatural means, to be depressed (lower than the surrounding area) or submerged
The sunken ship lay at a depth of 100 feet
- 2
Seeming to have fallen deeper back into the face due to tiredness, illness, or old age.
She looked old and thin with sunken cheeks and hollow eyes.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sunken in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | gesunken, versunken , eingefallen |
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.