deemed
/diːmd/adjective, verb
deemed is spelled D-E-E-M-E-D: 6 letters and one syllable. It appears 15 times per million words in written English, the 5,206th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, deemed means “An accreditation awarded to higher educational institutions in India” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in deemed?
| Letters | 6: D-E-E-M-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 15 times per million words; the 5,206th 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 deemed?
Deemed appears 15 times per million words in written English, the 5,206th 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 deemed?
- /diːmd/
Deemed has one syllable (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: En-us-deemed.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does deemed mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
An accreditation awarded to higher educational institutions in India.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of deem
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).