ciliated
adjective
ciliated is spelled C-I-L-I-A-T-E-D: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 105,204th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, ciliated means “Having cilia” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in ciliated?
| Letters | 8: C-I-L-I-A-T-E-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 105,204th 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 ciliated?
Ciliated appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 105,204th 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).
What does ciliated mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having cilia.
a ciliated leaf
- 2
Endowed with vibratory motion.
the ciliated epithelium of the windpipe
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ciliated in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense having cilia:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | ciliado |
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.