allocated
/ˈæl.ə.keɪ.tɪd/adjective, verb
allocated is spelled A-L-L-O-C-A-T-E-D: 9 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 6.8 times per million words in written English, the 9,165th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, allocated means “Having been granted an allocation; having received (something) as part of a plan or scheduled disbursement; having been assigned (something) that was…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in allocated?
| Letters | 9: A-L-L-O-C-A-T-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 6.8 times per million words; the 9,165th 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 allocated?
Allocated appears 6.8 times per million words in written English, the 9,165th 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 allocated?
- UK /ˈæl.ə.keɪ.tɪd/
- US /ˈæl.ə.keɪ.tɪd/
- US [ˈæl.ə.keɪ.ɾɪd]
Allocated has 4 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Persent101-allocated.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does allocated mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having been granted an allocation; having received (something) as part of a plan or scheduled disbursement; having been assigned (something) that was set aside for a particular purpose.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of allocate
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).