accepted
/əkˈsɛp.tɪd/adjective, verb
accepted is spelled A-C-C-E-P-T-E-D: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 47 times per million words in written English, the 2,153rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, accepted means “Generally approved, believed, or recognized” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in accepted?
| Letters | 8: A-C-C-E-P-T-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 47 times per million words; the 2,153rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is accepted?
Accepted appears 47 times per million words in written English, the 2,153rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce accepted?
- UK /əkˈsɛp.tɪd/
- UK /ækˈsɛp.tɪd/
- US /əkˈsɛp.tɪd/
Accepted has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-accepted.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of accepted
- more accepted comparative
- most accepted superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does accepted mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Generally approved, believed, or recognized.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of accept
For quotations using this term, see Citations:accepted.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate accepted?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of accepted: a..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Accepted in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense generally approved, believed, or recognized:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | anerkannt, akzeptiert |
| Portuguese | aceitado |
| Spanish | aceptado |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.