worked
/wɝkt/adjective, verb
worked is spelled W-O-R-K-E-D: 6 letters and one syllable. It appears 145 times per million words in written English, the 711th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, worked means “Designed or executed in a particular manner or to a particular degree” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in worked?
| Letters | 6: W-O-R-K-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 145 times per million words; the 711th 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 worked?
Worked appears 145 times per million words in written English, the 711th 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 worked?
- UK /wɜːkt/
- US /wɝkt/
Worked has one syllable (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-worked.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of worked
- ywrought
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does worked mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Designed or executed in a particular manner or to a particular degree.
- 2
Processed in a particular way; prepared via labour.
- 3
Decorated or embellished; embroidered.
- 4
Prepared so as to demonstrate the steps required.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of work
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).