watched
/wɑt͡ʃt/adjective, verb
watched is spelled W-A-T-C-H-E-D: 7 letters and one syllable. It appears 52 times per million words in written English, the 1,941st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, watched means “Monitored” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in watched?
| Letters | 7: W-A-T-C-H-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 52 times per million words; the 1,941st 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 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 watched?
Watched appears 52 times per million words in written English, the 1,941st 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 watched?
- US /wɑt͡ʃt/
- UK /wɒtʃt/
Watched 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: En-us-watched.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with watched?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as watched from its last stressed vowel (/ɑtʃt/):
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 watched
- more watched comparative
- most watched superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does watched mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Monitored.
- 2
Wearing a watch (a portable or wearable timepiece).
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of watch
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does watched come from?
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).