collared
col·lar·ed/ˈkɑl.əɹd/adjective, verb
collared is spelled C-O-L-L-A-R-E-D: 8 letters and 3 syllables (col·lar·ed). It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,176th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). People search “collard vs collared” about 30 times a month (Google, United States). As an adjective, collared means “Having a collar (or other encircling demarcation)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in collared?
| Letters | 8: C-O-L-L-A-R-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: col·lar·ed |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 36,176th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people search | |
| Rhymes with |
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); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is collared?
Collared appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,176th 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 collared?
- UK /ˈkɒl.ə(ɹ)d/
- US /ˈkɑl.əɹd/
Collared has 3 syllables, split col·lar·ed in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-collared.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with collared
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with collared?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as collared from its last stressed vowel (/ɑləɹd/):
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 collared mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having a collar (or other encircling demarcation).
- 2
Of a person, committed to submit to a particular dominant.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of collar
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Collared in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | acollarado |
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.
Where does collared come from?
From Middle English colered, colleryde; equivalent to collar + -ed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).