desiccated
/ˈdɛsɪkeɪtəd/adjective, verb
desiccated is spelled D-E-S-I-C-C-A-T-E-D: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 60,838th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, desiccated means “dried” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in desiccated?
| Letters | 10: D-E-S-I-C-C-A-T-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 60,838th 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 desiccated?
Desiccated appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 60,838th 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 desiccated?
- UK /ˈdɛsɪkeɪtəd/
Desiccated has 4 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-desiccated.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of desiccated
- more desiccated comparative
- most desiccated superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does desiccated mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
dried
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of desiccate
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Desiccated in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense dried:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | ausgetrocknet, verdorrt |
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.