zonked
/zɒŋkt/
"zonked" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“zonked” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Extremely fatigued.
Corpus desk
Index EN-zonked · zonked · English
zonked · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Z" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | zonked |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /zɒŋkt/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “zonked” in English
Rare enough to double-check
zonked is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /zɒŋkt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
zonked doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From zonk + -ed. The correct English form is zonked, spelled Z-O-N-K-E-D.
Definition
- 1Extremely fatigued.
- 2Deeply asleep.
- 3Drunk; intoxicated.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how zonked appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
After eighteen hours of proofreading, I was completely zonked.
zoegirl:yeah, but don’t say anything to my mom about it. (not that u would.) hey, i’ve gotta go to bed. i’m zonked.
Etymology
From zonk + -ed.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.