vexed
/ˈvɛkst/adjective, verb
vexed is spelled V-E-X-E-D: 5 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,565th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, vexed means “annoyed, irritated or distressed” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in vexed?
| Letters | 5: V-E-X-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 36,565th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| 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 vexed?
Vexed appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,565th 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 vexed?
- /ˈvɛkst/
Vexed 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)-Persent101-vexed.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with vexed?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as vexed.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: devex.
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 vexed
- more vexed comparative
- most vexed superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does vexed mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
annoyed, irritated or distressed
She became more and more vexed as she struggled to cope with the demands of the job.
- 2
much debated, discussed or disputed
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of vex
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Vexed in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | contrarié, ennuyé, fâché , épineux, controversé |
| Spanish | molesto, irritado , discutido, debatido |
| German | umstritten |
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.
Where does vexed come from?
From Middle English vexed, vexede, vexit, vixid, equivalent to vex + -ed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).