adapted
adapt·ed/əˈdæptɪd/adjective, verb
adapted is spelled A-D-A-P-T-E-D: 7 letters and 2 syllables (adapt·ed). It appears 15 times per million words in written English, the 5,407th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, adapted means “Having been subject to an alteration or change to fit a different circumstance or medium” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in adapted?
| Letters | 7: A-D-A-P-T-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: adapt·ed |
| In writing | 15 times per million words; the 5,407th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is adapted?
Adapted appears 15 times per million words in written English, the 5,407th 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 adapted?
- /əˈdæptɪd/
Adapted has 2 syllables, split adapt·ed in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-adapted.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of adapted
- more adapted comparative
- most adapted superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does adapted mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having been subject to an alteration or change to fit a different circumstance or medium.
That movie was an adapted novel.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of adapt
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate adapted?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of adapted: ad..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Adapted in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense having been subject to alteration:
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.