whiskered
adjective
whiskered is spelled W-H-I-S-K-E-R-E-D: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 106,501st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, whiskered means “Possessed of whiskers; covered in bristles” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in whiskered?
| Letters | 9: W-H-I-S-K-E-R-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 106,501st 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 whiskered?
Whiskered appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 106,501st 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 whiskered?
Whiskered 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).
Forms of whiskered
- more whiskered comparative
- most whiskered superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does whiskered mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Possessed of whiskers; covered in bristles.
Michael's heavily whiskered face hadn't seen a razor in some days.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Whiskered in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense 1. Possessed of whiskers:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | barbu |
| German | schnauzbärtig, schnurrbärtig, bärtig |
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 whiskered come from?
From whisker + -ed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).