waxen
/ˈwæksən/adjective
waxen is spelled W-A-X-E-N: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 136,649th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, waxen means “Grown” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in waxen?
| Letters | 5: W-A-X-E-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 20 million words; the 136,649th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is waxen?
Waxen appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 136,649th 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 waxen?
- /ˈwæksən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-waxen.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of waxen
- more waxen comparative
- most waxen superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does waxen mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
UKGrown.
- 2
Made of or covered with wax.
a waxen tablet
- 3
Of or pertaining to wax.
- 4
Having the pale smooth characteristics of wax, waxlike, waxy.
- 5
Easily molded, influenced, or bent; yielding, impressible.
- 6
rareEasily effaced, as if written in wax.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does waxen come from?
From Middle English waxen, from Old English weaxen, ġeweaxen, from Proto-Germanic *wahsanaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *wahsijaną (“to wax, grow, increase”), equivalent to wax + -en (past participle ending).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).