avowed
/əˈvaʊd/adjective, verb
avowed is spelled A-V-O-W-E-D: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,663rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, avowed means “openly acknowledged” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in avowed?
| Letters | 6: A-V-O-W-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 43,663rd 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 avowed?
Avowed appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,663rd 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 avowed?
- /əˈvaʊd/
Avowed 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Persent101-avowed.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-avowed.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does avowed mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
openly acknowledged
- 2
positively stated
- 3
asserted under oath, or vow
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of avow
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Avowed in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense acknowledged:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | ausgewiesen, anerkannt |
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.
Where does avowed come from?
From avow + -ed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).