toned
/toʊnd/adjective, verb
toned is spelled T-O-N-E-D: 5 letters and one syllable. It appears 3.0 times per million words in written English, the 15,368th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, toned means “Having a (specified kind of) tone” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in toned?
| Letters | 5: T-O-N-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.0 times per million words; the 15,368th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is toned?
Toned appears 3.0 times per million words in written English, the 15,368th 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 toned?
- UK /təʊnd/
- US /toʊnd/
Toned 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-toned.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with toned?
5 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as toned from its last stressed vowel (/oʊnd/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: noted.
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 toned
- more toned comparative
- most toned superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does toned mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having a (specified kind of) tone.
high-toned
- 2
Physically fit, with somewhat defined and firm muscles and limited bodyfat.
a toned body
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of tone
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Toned in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Defined or firm:
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.