wrecked
/ˈɹɛkt/adjective, verb
wrecked is spelled W-R-E-C-K-E-D: 7 letters and one syllable. It appears 4.2 times per million words in written English, the 12,578th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, wrecked means “Destroyed, usually in an accident; damaged to the point of unusability” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in wrecked?
| Letters | 7: W-R-E-C-K-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 4.2 times per million words; the 12,578th 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 wrecked?
Wrecked appears 4.2 times per million words in written English, the 12,578th 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 wrecked?
- /ˈɹɛkt/
Wrecked 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-au-wrecked.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of wrecked
- more wrecked comparative
- most wrecked superlative
- rekt
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does wrecked mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Destroyed, usually in an accident; damaged to the point of unusability.
- 2
slangVery intoxicated from alcohol or recreational drugs.
- 3
Having been put in a dreadful or embarrassing situation; can range from being pwned in a game to being utterly defeated in an argument or publicly shamed with a stinging insult.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of wreck
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Wrecked in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense destroyed in an accident:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | arruinado, destruido, siniestrado |
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.