bereaved
/bɪˈɹiːvd/adjective, verb
bereaved is spelled B-E-R-E-A-V-E-D: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 32,798th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, bereaved means “Having suffered the death of a loved one” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in bereaved?
| Letters | 8: B-E-R-E-A-V-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 32,798th 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 bereaved?
Bereaved appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 32,798th 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 bereaved?
- /bɪˈɹiːvd/
Bereaved 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)-Vealhurl-bereaved.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of bereaved
- more bereaved comparative
- most bereaved superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bereaved mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having suffered the death of a loved one.
bereaved relatives
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of bereave
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).