Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

peaked

/ˈpiːkɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.50 in modern English

Syllables: peaked
IPA: /ˈpiːkɪd/

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a peak or peaks.

adj

Sickly-looking, peaky.

verb

simple past and past participle of peak

Example Sentences

"The wizard wore a peaked cap."
"2000, Toshio Mori and Lawson Fusao Inada, Unfinished Message: Selected Works of Toshio Mori, p. 149, She looked peaked and tired ever since he had volunteered for the army."
"2001, Fred C. Feddeck, Hale Men of Fordham: Hail!, p. 17, While Nixon looked peaked throughout the debate, Kennedy looked like a poised diplomat oozing confidence."
"2004, Don Ecker, Past Sins, p. 276, Peck looked peaked to Williams. He was pale and appeared to be breathing in shallow gasps."

Etymology

See peak.

Inflected Forms

more peaked (comparative) most peaked (superlative) peakèd (alternative) pekid (alternative)

Derived Forms

multipeaked nonpeaked peakedness peakon unpeaked

Phrases

peaked roof

Synonyms

ailing indisposed poorly sickly unwell under the weather seedy

Homonyms

piqued peeked

Rhymes With

leaked freaked tweaked sneaked streaked piqued peeked critiqued cheeked squeaked wreaked shrieked

Questions

How do you pronounce peaked?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpiːkɪd/.
What does peaked mean?: Having a peak or peaks.
Where does peaked come from?: See peak.

How to pronounce peaked

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