acclimated

/ˈæk.lɪm.eɪt.əd/

//ˈæk.lɪm.eɪt.əd// adj

"acclimated" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“acclimated” is an uncommon English word, ranked #54,593 in English word frequency and used as an adjective.

#54,593
frequency rank, English
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - accustomed, adapted or hardened to some environment

Key facts for acclimated
PropertyValue
Headwordacclimated
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈæk.lɪm.eɪt.əd/
Letters10
Frequency rank#54,593
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “acclimated” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). acclimated lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for acclimated is 10 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈæk.lɪm.eɪt.əd/. Corpus data places it at rank #54,593 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "accustomed, adapted or hardened to some environment".

Zero misspellings are on record for acclimated in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is acclimated, spelled A-C-C-L-I-M-A-T-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    accustomed, adapted or hardened to some environment

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "acclimated"?
"acclimated" is spelled A-C-C-L-I-M-A-T-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈæk.lɪm.eɪt.əd/.
What does "acclimated" mean?
As an adjective, "acclimated" means: accustomed, adapted or hardened to some environment
How do you pronounce "acclimated"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "acclimated" is /ˈæk.lɪm.eɪt.əd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "acclimated" come from?
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Using “acclimated”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is A-C-C-L-I-M-A-T-E-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈæk.lɪm.eɪt.əd/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list