declined
de·clined/dɪˈklaɪnd/adjective, verb
declined is spelled D-E-C-L-I-N-E-D: 8 letters and 2 syllables (de·clined). It appears 16 times per million words in written English, the 5,025th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, declined means “Directed obliquely” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in declined?
| Letters | 8: D-E-C-L-I-N-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: de·clined |
| In writing | 16 times per million words; the 5,025th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is declined?
Declined appears 16 times per million words in written English, the 5,025th 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 declined?
- /dɪˈklaɪnd/
Declined has 2 syllables, split de·clined in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of declined
- more declined comparative
- most declined superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does declined mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Directed obliquely.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of decline
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).