apprehended
adjective, verb
apprehended is spelled A-P-P-R-E-H-E-N-D-E-D: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 2.0 times per million words in written English, the 19,336th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, apprehended means “Taken; seized” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in apprehended?
| Letters | 11: A-P-P-R-E-H-E-N-D-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.0 times per million words; the 19,336th 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 apprehended?
Apprehended appears 2.0 times per million words in written English, the 19,336th 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 apprehended?
- US
Apprehended 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: En-us-apprehended.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of apprehended
- more apprehended comparative
- most apprehended superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does apprehended mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Taken; seized.
an apprehended criminal
- 2
Conceived; understood.
an apprehended concept
- 3
obsoleteHaving come to accept an understanding of something.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of apprehend
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).