warped
/woɹpt/adjective, verb
warped is spelled W-A-R-P-E-D: 6 letters and one syllable. It appears 2.2 times per million words in written English, the 18,297th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, warped means “Distorted by warping; twisted out of shape” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in warped?
| Letters | 6: W-A-R-P-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.2 times per million words; the 18,297th 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 warped?
Warped appears 2.2 times per million words in written English, the 18,297th 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 warped?
- US /woɹpt/
Warped 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)-AnotherFriendlyHuman-warped.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of warped
- more warped comparative
- most warped superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does warped mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Distorted by warping; twisted out of shape
- 2
Of a person's mind, attitudes, etc, perverse, strange, aberrant or deviant.
a warped sense of humour
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of warp
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Warped in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | verzogen |
| Portuguese | empenado, deformado , distorcido |
| Spanish | combado, comboso, alabeado |
| French | tordu |
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 warped come from?
From warp + -ed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).