condensed
adjective, verb
condensed is spelled C-O-N-D-E-N-S-E-D: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 2.5 times per million words in written English, the 17,122nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, condensed means “Highly concentrated, or packed into a small space” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in condensed?
| Letters | 9: C-O-N-D-E-N-S-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.5 times per million words; the 17,122nd 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 condensed?
Condensed appears 2.5 times per million words in written English, the 17,122nd 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 condensed?
- US
Condensed 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: En-us-condensed.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of condensed
- more condensed comparative
- most condensed superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does condensed mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Highly concentrated, or packed into a small space.
a condensed typeface
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of condense
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Condensed in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense having been condensed:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | condensé |
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.