cleaved
/kliːvd/adjective, verb
cleaved is spelled C-L-E-A-V-E-D: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 49,368th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, cleaved means “Cleft or cloven” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in cleaved?
| Letters | 7: C-L-E-A-V-E-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 49,368th 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 cleaved?
Cleaved appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 49,368th 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 cleaved?
- /kliːvd/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-cleaved.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of cleaved
- more cleaved comparative
- most cleaved superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cleaved mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Cleft or cloven.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of cleave
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).