spoken UK /ˈspəʊ.k(ə)n/US /ˈspoʊ.kən/ adjective3 •Expressed in speech. •Of a language, produced by articulate sounds.Algebra is not a spoken language like French or Spanish, it is a math language. — 2001 •[in compounds] Speaking in a specified way.soft-spokenwell-spoken formsmore spoken · most spoken