wedded
/ˈwɛdəd/adjective, verb
wedded is spelled W-E-D-D-E-D: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,549th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, wedded means “Joined in marriage” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in wedded?
| Letters | 6: W-E-D-D-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 31,549th 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 wedded?
Wedded appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,549th 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 wedded?
- /ˈwɛdəd/
Wedded 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: En-us-wedded.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does wedded mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Joined in marriage.
- 2
Joined as if in a marriage.
She was too wedded to the first thought that came into her mind to see that her second idea was better.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of wed
15th c., [1997], Thomas Malory, Eugène Vinaver ed. And kynge Lott of Lowthean and of Orkenay thenne wedded Margawse that was Gaweyns moder, and kynge Nentres of the land of Garlot wedded Elayne: al this was done at the request of kynge Uthe
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).