distempered
/dɪsˈtɛmpəd/verb
distempered is spelled D-I-S-T-E-M-P-E-R-E-D: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 58 million words in written English, the 237,177th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, distempered means “simple past and past participle of distemper” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in distempered?
| Letters | 11: D-I-S-T-E-M-P-E-R-E-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 58 million words; the 237,177th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is distempered?
Distempered appears about once in every 58 million words in written English, the 237,177th 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 distempered?
- UK /dɪsˈtɛmpəd/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of distempered
- more distempered comparative
- most distempered superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does distempered mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of distemper
adjective
- 1
archaicAffected with or suffering from distemper.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).