desired
de·sired/dɪˈzaɪɹd/adjective, verb
desired is spelled D-E-S-I-R-E-D: 7 letters and 2 syllables (de·sired). It appears 14 times per million words in written English, the 5,496th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, desired means “wished-for, longed-for” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in desired?
| Letters | 7: D-E-S-I-R-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: de·sired |
| In writing | 14 times per million words; the 5,496th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is desired?
Desired appears 14 times per million words in written English, the 5,496th 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 desired?
- UK /dɪˈzaɪəd/
- US /dɪˈzaɪɹd/
Desired has 2 syllables, split de·sired in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-desired.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with desired?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as desired from its last stressed vowel (/aɪɹd/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of desired
- more desired comparative
- most desired superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does desired mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
wished-for, longed-for
This is a highly desired holiday home.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of desire
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Desired in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense wished for, longed for:
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.