wonted
/ˈwɔntɪd/adjective
wonted is spelled W-O-N-T-E-D: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 155,937th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, wonted means “Usual, customary, habitual, or accustomed” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in wonted?
| Letters | 6: W-O-N-T-E-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 26 million words; the 155,937th 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 wonted?
Wonted appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 155,937th 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 wonted?
- UK /ˈwəʊntɪd/
- US /ˈwɔntɪd/
- US /ˈwɑntɪd/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: Wonted.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of wonted
- more wonted comparative
- most wonted superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does wonted mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Usual, customary, habitual, or accustomed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Wonted in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense usual, customary:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | habitué |
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 wonted come from?
From Middle English woonted (“usual, customary”), from wont (“custom, habit, practice”), alteration of wone (“custom, habit, practice”), from Old English wuna (“custom, habit, practice; usual, wonted”), from Proto-Germanic *wunô (“custom, practice”), from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to wish, love”). Cognate with Old Frisian wona, wuna (“custom”), Old High German giwona (“custom”). More at wont, wone.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).