Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spoiled

/spɔɪld/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.81 in modern English

Syllables: spoiled
IPA: /spɔɪld/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of spoil

adj

That has deteriorated to the point of no longer being usable or edible.

adj

The state of being heavily pampered.

adj

Having a selfish or greedy character due to pampering.

Example Sentences

"The child was spoiled by constant gifts."
"Both our cat and the dog are spoiled monsters and beg for food every meal."

Inflected Forms

spoilt (alternative) more spoiled (comparative) most spoiled (superlative)

Derived Forms

spoiledness unspoiled

Phrases

spoiled for choice spoiled grape juice spoiled rotten

Synonyms

gone bad maggoted bad gone off rotten spoiled spoilt

Rhymes With

boiled oiled foiled soiled embroiled coiled toiled unspoiled broiled recoiled roiled uncoiled

Questions

How do you pronounce spoiled?: The recorded pronunciation is /spɔɪld/.
What does spoiled mean?: simple past and past participle of spoil

How to pronounce spoiled

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