dilated
/daɪˈleɪtɪd/adjective, verb
dilated is spelled D-I-L-A-T-E-D: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,418th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, dilated means “Having undergone dilation; enlarged” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in dilated?
| Letters | 7: D-I-L-A-T-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 30,418th 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 dilated?
Dilated appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,418th 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 dilated?
- UK /daɪˈleɪtɪd/
Dilated 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-dilated.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with dilated?
7 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as dilated from its last stressed vowel (/eɪtɪd/, British pronunciation):
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 dilated
- more dilated comparative
- most dilated superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dilated mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having undergone dilation; enlarged.
- 2
Relatively large.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of dilate
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).