civilised
civ·i·lised/ˈsɪv.ɪ.laɪzd/adjective, verb
civilised is spelled C-I-V-I-L-I-S-E-D: 9 letters and 3 syllables (civ·i·lised). It appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,092nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, civilised means “Non-Oxford British English spelling of civilized” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in civilised?
| Letters | 9: C-I-V-I-L-I-S-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: civ·i·lised |
| In writing | 1.2 times per million words; the 26,092nd 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 civilised?
Civilised appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,092nd 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 civilised?
- /ˈsɪv.ɪ.laɪzd/
Civilised has 3 syllables, split civ·i·lised in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-civilized.ogg, EN-AU_ck1_civilised.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of civilised
- more civilised comparative
- most civilised superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does civilised mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Non-Oxford British English spelling of civilized.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of civilise
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).