antiquated
/ˈæntɪˌkweɪtɪd/adjective, verb
antiquated is spelled A-N-T-I-Q-U-A-T-E-D: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 26,776th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, antiquated means “old-fashioned, out of date” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in antiquated?
| Letters | 10: A-N-T-I-Q-U-A-T-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.1 times per million words; the 26,776th 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 antiquated?
Antiquated appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 26,776th 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 antiquated?
- /ˈæntɪˌkweɪtɪd/
Antiquated 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)-Vealhurl-antiquated.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of antiquated
- more antiquated comparative
- most antiquated superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does antiquated mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
old-fashioned, out of date
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of antiquate
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Antiquated in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense old fashioned:
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.
Where does antiquated come from?
From antiquate + -ed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).