crested
/ˈkɹɛstɪd/adjective, noun, verb
crested is spelled C-R-E-S-T-E-D: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 33,636th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, crested means “Having a crest, or ornamental tuft (on an animal) or plume (on a helmet)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in crested?
| Letters | 7: C-R-E-S-T-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 33,636th 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 crested?
Crested appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 33,636th 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 crested?
- /ˈkɹɛstɪd/
Crested 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Persent101-crested.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of crested
- cresteds plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does crested mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having a crest, or ornamental tuft (on an animal) or plume (on a helmet).
- 2
Having a heraldic crest, badge, shield-like emblem, etc.
noun
- 1
Any of various creatures having a crest.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of crest
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).