delighted
/dɪˈlaɪtɪd/adjective, verb
delighted is spelled D-E-L-I-G-H-T-E-D: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 12 times per million words in written English, the 6,138th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, delighted means “Greatly pleased” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in delighted?
| Letters | 9: D-E-L-I-G-H-T-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 12 times per million words; the 6,138th 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 delighted?
Delighted appears 12 times per million words in written English, the 6,138th 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 delighted?
- UK /dɪˈlaɪtɪd/
Delighted 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: En-us-delighted.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of delighted
- more delighted comparative
- most delighted superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does delighted mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Greatly pleased.
- 2
Filled with wonder and delight.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of delight
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Delighted in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Greatly pleased:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | ravi |
| German | erfreut, hocherfreut |
| Spanish | deleitado, delectado |
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.