cultured
/ˈkʌlt͡ʃɚd/adjective, verb
cultured is spelled C-U-L-T-U-R-E-D: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 2.0 times per million words in written English, the 19,589th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, cultured means “Learned in the ways of civilized society; civilized; refined” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in cultured?
| Letters | 8: C-U-L-T-U-R-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.0 times per million words; the 19,589th 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 cultured?
Cultured appears 2.0 times per million words in written English, the 19,589th 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 cultured?
- US /ˈkʌlt͡ʃɚd/
- UK /ˈkʌlt͡ʃəd/
Cultured 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)-Vealhurl-cultured.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of cultured
- more cultured comparative
- most cultured superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cultured mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Learned in the ways of civilized society; civilized; refined.
cultured students
- 2
Artificially developed.
cultured voice
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of culture
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cultured in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | cultivé |
| German | gebildet , kultiviert |
| Portuguese | culto , cultivado |
| Spanish | docto, culto, cultoso, culturoso, cultureta, culturizado |
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.