begotten
/bɪˈɡɒt.ən/adjective, verb
begotten is spelled B-E-G-O-T-T-E-N: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 40,267th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, begotten means “Brought into being by one's begetter(s)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in begotten?
| Letters | 8: B-E-G-O-T-T-E-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 40,267th 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 begotten?
Begotten appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 40,267th 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 begotten?
- UK /bɪˈɡɒt.ən/
Begotten 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-begotten.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-begotten.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does begotten mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Brought into being by one's begetter(s).
verb
- 1
past participle of beget
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).