coated
/ˈkoʊtɪd/adjective, verb
coated is spelled C-O-A-T-E-D: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 4.9 times per million words in written English, the 11,373rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, coated means “Covered with a thin layer” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in coated?
| Letters | 6: C-O-A-T-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 4.9 times per million words; the 11,373rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is coated?
Coated appears 4.9 times per million words in written English, the 11,373rd 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 coated?
- UK /ˈkəʊtɪd/
- US /ˈkoʊtɪd/
- US [ˈkʰoʊ̯ɾɨd]
Coated 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)-Flame,_not_lame-coated.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with coated?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as coated from its last stressed vowel (/oʊtɪd/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
What does coated mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Covered with a thin layer.
- 2
Wearing a coat.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of coat
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Coated in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense covered with a thin layer:
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.