agitated
agi·tat·ed/ˈæd͡ʒɪteɪtɪd/adjective, verb
agitated is spelled A-G-I-T-A-T-E-D: 8 letters and 3 syllables (agi·tat·ed). It appears 2.2 times per million words in written English, the 18,297th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, agitated means “Angry, annoyed, bothered or worked up” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in agitated?
| Letters | 8: A-G-I-T-A-T-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: agi·tat·ed |
| In writing | 2.2 times per million words; the 18,297th 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 agitated?
Agitated appears 2.2 times per million words in written English, the 18,297th 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 agitated?
- /ˈæd͡ʒɪteɪtɪd/
Agitated has 3 syllables, split agi·tat·ed in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Persent101-agitated.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of agitated
- more agitated comparative
- most agitated superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does agitated mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Angry, annoyed, bothered or worked up.
- 2
Of a solution or substance, violently and chaotically moving around, such as due to being shaken.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of agitate
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Agitated in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense angry, annoyed, bothered or worked up:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | exaltiert |
| Spanish | alborotado |
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.