waken
/ˈweɪkən/verb
waken is spelled W-A-K-E-N: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 67,454th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, waken means “To wake or rouse from sleep” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in waken?
| Letters | 5: W-A-K-E-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 67,454th 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 waken?
Waken appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 67,454th 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 waken?
- /ˈweɪkən/
Waken 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-waken.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of waken
- wakens present, singular, he/she/it
- wakening participle, present
- wakened participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does waken mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To wake or rouse from sleep.
- 2
To awaken; to cease to sleep; to be awakened; to stir.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does waken come from?
From Middle English waknen, from Old English wæcnan, from Proto-Germanic *waknaną.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).