troubled
/ˈtɹʌbl̩d/adjective, verb
troubled is spelled T-R-O-U-B-L-E-D: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 8.1 times per million words in written English, the 8,146th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, troubled means “Anxious, worried, careworn” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in troubled?
| Letters | 8: T-R-O-U-B-L-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 8.1 times per million words; the 8,146th 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 troubled?
Troubled appears 8.1 times per million words in written English, the 8,146th 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 troubled?
- /ˈtɹʌbl̩d/
Troubled 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-troubled.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of troubled
- more troubled comparative
- most troubled superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does troubled mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Anxious, worried, careworn.
- 2
Afflicted by difficulties.
The troubled Internet company announced another round of layoffs last week.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of trouble
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Troubled in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense worried, anxious:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | gestört, besorgt |
| Spanish | emproblemado |
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.