Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wooded

/ˈwʊdɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.38 in modern English

Syllables: wood-ed
IPA: /ˈwʊdɪd/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Covered with trees.

adj

Aged in wooden casks.

verb

simple past and past participle of wood

Example Sentences

"All three parallel valleys of the Llynvi, Garw and Ogmore are much the same in physical character: the lower reaches are wooded and not unattractive, but as the railway climbs on ever-steepening grades, the hills on either hand grow barer and closer together, while in all respects the scene becomes more sombre, with the terraced, slate-roofed colliery towns and the road, railway and river all struggling for space in the narrowing defiles."
"Through the thickly wooded and precipitous slopes on either side of the line there are one or two short rock tunnels."
"One of the loveliest rivers in Wales, the Teifi, loops and swirls down to Llanybyther through a lush valley hemmed in by range upon range of wooded hills."

Etymology

From Middle English woded (“concealed by trees”), equivalent to wood + -ed.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: woded
Suffix: wood

Inflected Forms

more wooded (comparative) most wooded (superlative)

Derived Forms

woodedly woodedness

Phrases

well-wooded

Frequently Paired Words

wood woodlike woodsy woody

Synonyms

sylvan woody woodsy timbered

Rhymes With

hooded

Questions

How do you pronounce wooded?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwʊdɪd/.
What does wooded mean?: Covered with trees.
Where does wooded come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce wooded

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