celebrated
cel·e·brat·ed/ˈsɛl.ə.bɹeɪ.tɪd/adjective, verb
celebrated is spelled C-E-L-E-B-R-A-T-E-D: 10 letters and 4 syllables (cel·e·brat·ed). It appears 17 times per million words in written English, the 4,752nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, celebrated means “famous or widely praised” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in celebrated?
| Letters | 10: C-E-L-E-B-R-A-T-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: cel·e·brat·ed |
| In writing | 17 times per million words; the 4,752nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is celebrated?
Celebrated appears 17 times per million words in written English, the 4,752nd 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 celebrated?
- UK /ˈsɛl.ɪ.bɹeɪ.tɪd/
- US /ˈsɛl.ə.bɹeɪ.tɪd/
- US [ˈsɛl.ə.bɹeɪ.ɾɪd]
Celebrated has 4 syllables, split cel·e·brat·ed in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-celebrated.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of celebrated
- more celebrated comparative
- most celebrated superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does celebrated mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
famous or widely praised
She became a celebrated actress, but never won any major awards.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of celebrate
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Celebrated in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense famous or widely praised:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | célèbre |
| German | gefeiert |
| Portuguese | comemorado, célebre |
| Spanish | celebrado |
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.