captured
/ˈkæp.ʃɚd/adjective, verb
captured is spelled C-A-P-T-U-R-E-D: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 28 times per million words in written English, the 3,364th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, captured means “That has been captured” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in captured?
| Letters | 8: C-A-P-T-U-R-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 28 times per million words; the 3,364th 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 captured?
Captured appears 28 times per million words in written English, the 3,364th 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 captured?
- US /ˈkæp.ʃɚd/
- US /ˈkæp.t͡ʃɚd/
Captured 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).
Forms of captured
- more captured comparative
- most captured superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does captured mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
That has been captured.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of capture
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).