coveted
/ˈkʌvɪtɪd/adjective, verb
coveted is spelled C-O-V-E-T-E-D: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 2.2 times per million words in written English, the 18,537th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, coveted means “Highly sought-after” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in coveted?
| Letters | 7: C-O-V-E-T-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.2 times per million words; the 18,537th 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 coveted?
Coveted appears 2.2 times per million words in written English, the 18,537th 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 coveted?
- /ˈkʌvɪtɪd/
Coveted 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-coveted.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Knabrupt-coveted.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of coveted
- more coveted comparative
- most coveted superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does coveted mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Highly sought-after.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of covet
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Coveted in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense highly sought-after:
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.