attained
at·tained/əˈteɪnd/adjective, verb
attained is spelled A-T-T-A-I-N-E-D: 8 letters and 2 syllables (at·tained). It appears 3.7 times per million words in written English, the 13,496th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, attained means “Having been achieved or reached” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in attained?
| Letters | 8: A-T-T-A-I-N-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: at·tained |
| In writing | 3.7 times per million words; the 13,496th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is attained?
Attained appears 3.7 times per million words in written English, the 13,496th 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 attained?
- /əˈteɪnd/
Attained has 2 syllables, split at·tained in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-attained.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does attained mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having been achieved or reached.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of attain
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).