woken
wo·ken/ˈwoʊ.kən/verb
woken is spelled W-O-K-E-N: 5 letters and 2 syllables (wo·ken). It appears 2.3 times per million words in written English, the 17,813th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, woken means “To make or become woke or woker” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in woken?
| Letters | 5: W-O-K-E-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: wo·ken |
| In writing | 2.3 times per million words; the 17,813th 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; 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 woken?
Woken appears 2.3 times per million words in written English, the 17,813th 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 woken?
- UK /ˈwəʊ.kən/
- US /ˈwoʊ.kən/
Woken has 2 syllables, split wo·ken in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Pvanp7-woken.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Persent101-woken.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with woken?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as woken from its last stressed vowel (/oʊkən/):
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 woken
- wokens present, singular, he/she/it
- wokening participle, present
- wokened participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does woken mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To make or become woke or woker.
- 2
past participle of wake
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does woken come from?
From woke + -en.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).