Meanings
adjectivespoken (comparative more spoken, superlative most spoken)
comparative more spoken · superlative most spoken
- Expressed in speech.
- in compoundsSpeaking in a specified way.
soft-spoken
2 more examples
well-spoken
They are both described as thoughtful, slow-spoken men.
1914, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], Max Carrados - human sciencesOf a language, produced by articulate sounds.
Algebra is not a spoken language like French or Spanish, it is a math language.
2001, Edward Zaccaro, chapter 1, in Real World Algebra
verb
- participlepastpast participle of speak
Synonyms & antonyms
Opposite
adjectiveuttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
Similar
Opposite
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Arabic مَنْطُوق, شَفَهِيّ
- مَنْطُوق (manṭūq)expressed in speech
- شَفَهِيّ (šafahiyy)expressed in speech
- مَحْكِيّ (maḥkiyy)expressed in speech
Bulgarian устен, говорим
- устен (usten)expressed in speech
- говорим (govorim)expressed in speech
Dutch gesproken
- gesprokenexpressed in speech
Esperanto dirita
- diritaproduced by articulate sounds
Finnish puhuttu, puhe-
- puhuttuexpressed in speech
- puhe-expressed in speech
French parlé
- parléexpressed in speech
German gesprochen
- gesprochenexpressed in speech
Greek προφορικός
- προφορικός (proforikós)expressed in speech
Hungarian beszélt
- beszéltexpressed in speech
Latin dictus
- dictusexpressed in speech
Polish mówiony, ustny
- mówionyexpressed in speech
- ustnyexpressed in speech
Russian у́стный, речево́й
- у́стный (ústnyj)expressed in speech
- речево́й (rečevój)expressed in speech
- разгово́рный (razgovórnyj)expressed in speech
Spanish hablado, oral
- habladoexpressed in speech
- oralexpressed in speech
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with spoken
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Cite this entry
APA
spoken. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spoken
MLA
“spoken.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spoken. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spoken,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spoken.
Source: spoken on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.