discolored
adjective, verb
discolored is spelled D-I-S-C-O-L-O-R-E-D: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 53,573rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, discolored means “Deprived of color, or given the wrong color; pale, stained” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in discolored?
| Letters | 10: D-I-S-C-O-L-O-R-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 53,573rd 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 discolored?
Discolored appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 53,573rd 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 discolored?
Discolored 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).
Forms of discolored
- more discolored comparative
- most discolored superlative
- discolor’d
- discolour’d
- discoloured
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does discolored mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Deprived of color, or given the wrong color; pale, stained.
- 2
obsoleteMulticolored.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of discolor
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Discolored in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense deprived of color:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | descolorido |
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.