Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hijacked

/ˈhaɪ.dʒækt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.29 in modern English

Syllables: hi-jacked
IPA: /ˈhaɪ.dʒækt/

25

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of hijack

adj

Of a vehicle, aircraft, vessel, computer, etc.: whose control has been seized by force

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈhaɪ.dʒækt/

Questions

How do you pronounce hijacked?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhaɪ.dʒækt/.
What does hijacked mean?: simple past and past participle of hijack

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