ringed

Other forms of ringed

comparative

ringedder·

superlative

ringeddest·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about ringed

What does ringed mean?

ringed means "shaped like a ring". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in ringed?

ringed has 1 syllable: ringed. In IPA it is /ˈɹɪŋd/.

What is another word for ringed?

Close synonyms include annular, annulate, annulated, circinate, ring-shaped. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is ringed a common word?

ringed is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.