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convoluted

con·vo·lut·edUK /ˌkɒnvəˈl(j)uːtɪd/adjective, verb

convoluted is spelled C-O-N-V-O-L-U-T-E-D: 10 letters and 4 syllables (con·vo·lut·ed). It appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,150th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, convoluted means “Having numerous overlapping coils or folds; convolute” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

How many letters and syllables are in convoluted?

Letters10: C-O-N-V-O-L-U-T-E-D
Syllables4: con·vo·lut·ed
In writing1.1 times per million words; the 27,150th most frequent word form
Wrong spellings searchednone measured in 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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.

How common is convoluted?

Convoluted appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,150th 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 convoluted?

  • UK /ˌkɒnvəˈl(j)uːtɪd/
  • UK /ˈkɒnvəl(j)uːtɪd/
  • UK /-vəʊ-/

Convoluted has 4 syllables, split con·vo·lut·ed in writing.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-convoluted.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).

What rhymes with convoluted?

One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as convoluted from its last stressed vowel (/utɪd/, British pronunciation):

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).

Forms of convoluted

  • more convoluted comparative
  • most convoluted superlative

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

What does convoluted mean?

The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).

adjective

  1. 1

    Having numerous overlapping coils or folds; convolute.

  2. 2

    Complex, complicated, or intricate.

    He gave a convoluted explanation that amounted to little more than a weak excuse for his absence.

verb

  1. 1

    simple past and past participle of convolute (a form of convolute)

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

Convoluted in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese

LanguageWords
Frenchconvoluté, circonvolutif (having numerous overlapping coils or folds), alambiqué, compliqué, tortueux (complex)
Germangewunden (having numerous overlapping coils or folds), verschlungen, verwickelt (complex)
Portugueseconvoluto (having numerous overlapping coils or folds), complicado, enrolado, labiríntico (complex)
Spanishconvoluto, convuelto (having numerous overlapping coils or folds), alambicado, complicado, enredado (complex)

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 convoluted come from?

From convolute + -ed.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

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