assumed
/əˈsjuːmd/adjective, verb
assumed is spelled A-S-S-U-M-E-D: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 25 times per million words in written English, the 3,683rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, assumed means “Used in a manner intended to deceive; pretended; simulated” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in assumed?
| Letters | 7: A-S-S-U-M-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 25 times per million words; the 3,683rd 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 assumed?
Assumed appears 25 times per million words in written English, the 3,683rd 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 assumed?
- /əˈsjuːmd/
- /əˈʃuːmd/
- US /əˈsjuːmd/
Assumed has 2 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-assumed.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of assumed
- more assumed comparative
- most assumed superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does assumed mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Used in a manner intended to deceive; pretended; simulated.
- 2
Supposed or presumed.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of assume
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Assumed in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
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.