averted
/əˈvɝtɪd/adjective, verb
averted is spelled A-V-E-R-T-E-D: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,420th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, averted means “Turned away, especially as an expression of feeling” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in averted?
| Letters | 7: A-V-E-R-T-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.2 times per million words; the 26,420th 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 averted?
Averted appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,420th 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 averted?
- US /əˈvɝtɪd/
- UK /əˈvɜːtɪd/
Averted has 3 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-averted.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with averted?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as averted 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 averted
- more averted comparative
- most averted superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does averted mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Turned away, especially as an expression of feeling.
- 2
Turned or directed away (from something).
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of avert
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).