clotted
/ˈklɑtəd/adjective, verb
clotted is spelled C-L-O-T-T-E-D: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 58,714th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, clotted means “Containing clots” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in clotted?
| Letters | 7: C-L-O-T-T-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 58,714th 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 clotted?
Clotted appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 58,714th 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 clotted?
- US /ˈklɑtəd/
Clotted has 2 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)-Knabrupt-clotted.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of clotted
- more clotted comparative
- most clotted superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does clotted mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Containing clots.
- 2
Coagulated
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of clot
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).