trodden
trod·den/ˈtɹɑ.dən/adjective, verb
trodden is spelled T-R-O-D-D-E-N: 7 letters and 2 syllables (trod·den). It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,363rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, trodden means “crushed by being walked on” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in trodden?
| Letters | 7: T-R-O-D-D-E-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: trod·den |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 45,363rd 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 trodden?
Trodden appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,363rd 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 trodden?
- UK /ˈtɹɒ.dən/
- US /ˈtɹɑ.dən/
Trodden has 2 syllables, split trod·den in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Pvanp7-trodden.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Veeatrix-trodden.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-trodden.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with trodden?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as trodden from its last stressed vowel (/ɑdən/):
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 trodden
- more trodden comparative
- most trodden superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does trodden mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
crushed by being walked on.
verb
- 1
past participle of tread
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Trodden in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense crushed by being walked on:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | piétiné, piétinée |
| German | ausgetreten |
| Portuguese | pisado |
| Spanish | hollado, pisoteado |
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.