certified
cer·ti·fied/ˈsɝ.tɪ.faɪd/adjective, verb
certified is spelled C-E-R-T-I-F-I-E-D: 9 letters and 3 syllables (cer·ti·fied). It appears 17 times per million words in written English, the 4,838th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, certified means “Having met an official standard” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in certified?
| Letters | 9: C-E-R-T-I-F-I-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: cer·ti·fied |
| In writing | 17 times per million words; the 4,838th 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 certified?
Certified appears 17 times per million words in written English, the 4,838th 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 certified?
- UK /ˈsɜː.tɪ.faɪd/
- US /ˈsɝ.tɪ.faɪd/
Certified has 3 syllables, split cer·ti·fied in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-certified.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does certified mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having met an official standard.
a certified organization
- 2
Authenticated or verified in writing.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of certify
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate certified?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of certified: cert..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).