classifieds
noun
classifieds is spelled C-L-A-S-S-I-F-I-E-D-S: 11 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 42,145th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, classifieds means “A section of a newspaper, magazine or web site containing classified advertisements” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in classifieds?
| Letters | 11: C-L-A-S-S-I-F-I-E-D-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 42,145th 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 classifieds?
Classifieds appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 42,145th 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 classifieds?
- US
Classifieds has 3 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-classifieds.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does classifieds mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A section of a newspaper, magazine or web site containing classified advertisements.
He ran an ad in the classifieds.
- 2
plural of classified
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Classifieds in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense classified advertisements:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | petite annonce, petites annonces |
| Portuguese | classificados |
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.