collected
/kəˈlɛktɪd/adjective, verb
collected is spelled C-O-L-L-E-C-T-E-D: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 43 times per million words in written English, the 2,339th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, collected means “Gathered together” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in collected?
| Letters | 9: C-O-L-L-E-C-T-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 43 times per million words; the 2,339th 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 collected?
Collected appears 43 times per million words in written English, the 2,339th 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 collected?
- /kəˈlɛktɪd/
Collected 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: En-us-collected.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of collected
- more collected comparative
- most collected superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does collected mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Gathered together.
the collected works of Charles Dickens
- 2
Cool‐headed, emotionally stable, in focus.
He stayed collected throughout the ordeal.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of collect
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Collected in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
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 collected come from?
From collect + -ed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).