wondered
won·dered/ˈwʌndɚd/verb
wondered is spelled W-O-N-D-E-R-E-D: 8 letters and 2 syllables (won·dered). It appears 16 times per million words in written English, the 5,121st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, wondered means “simple past and past participle of wonder” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in wondered?
| Letters | 8: W-O-N-D-E-R-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: won·dered |
| In writing | 16 times per million words; the 5,121st 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 wondered?
Wondered appears 16 times per million words in written English, the 5,121st 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 wondered?
- UK /ˈwʌndəd/
- US /ˈwʌndɚd/
Wondered has 2 syllables, split won·dered in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Persent101-wondered.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of wondered
- more wondered comparative
- most wondered superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does wondered mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of wonder
adjective
- 1
obsoleteWonderful, extraordinary.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).