terrified
ter·ri·fied/ˈtɛɹɪfaɪd/adjective, verb
terrified is spelled T-E-R-R-I-F-I-E-D: 9 letters and 3 syllables (ter·ri·fied). It appears 8.7 times per million words in written English, the 7,797th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, terrified means “Extremely frightened” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in terrified?
| Letters | 9: T-E-R-R-I-F-I-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: ter·ri·fied |
| In writing | 8.7 times per million words; the 7,797th 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 terrified?
Terrified appears 8.7 times per million words in written English, the 7,797th 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 terrified?
- /ˈtɛɹɪfaɪd/
Terrified has 3 syllables, split ter·ri·fied in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-terrified.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of terrified
- more terrified comparative
- most terrified superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does terrified mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Extremely frightened.
Remi is terrified of spiders.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of terrify
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Terrified in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense extremely frightened:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | terrifié, terrorisé |
| German | erschrocken, verängstigt |
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.