asserted
as·sert·ed/əˈsɝtɪd/adjective, verb
asserted is spelled A-S-S-E-R-T-E-D: 8 letters and 3 syllables (as·sert·ed). It appears 3.9 times per million words in written English, the 13,127th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, asserted means “stated, declared or alleged, especially with confidence but no proof” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in asserted?
| Letters | 8: A-S-S-E-R-T-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: as·sert·ed |
| In writing | 3.9 times per million words; the 13,127th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is asserted?
Asserted appears 3.9 times per million words in written English, the 13,127th 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 asserted?
- UK /əˈsɜːtɪd/
- US /əˈsɝtɪd/
Asserted has 3 syllables, split as·sert·ed in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-asserted.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with asserted?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as asserted from its last stressed vowel (/ɜɹtɪd/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of asserted
- more asserted comparative
- most asserted superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does asserted mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
stated, declared or alleged, especially with confidence but no proof
asserted authority
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of assert
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).