distracted
/dɪˈstɹæk.tɪd/adjective, verb
distracted is spelled D-I-S-T-R-A-C-T-E-D: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 7.6 times per million words in written English, the 8,542nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, distracted means “having one's attention diverted; preoccupied; distrait (literary)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in distracted?
| Letters | 10: D-I-S-T-R-A-C-T-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 7.6 times per million words; the 8,542nd 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 distracted?
Distracted appears 7.6 times per million words in written English, the 8,542nd 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 distracted?
- /dɪˈstɹæk.tɪd/
Distracted 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-distracted.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of distracted
- more distracted comparative
- most distracted superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does distracted mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
having one's attention diverted; preoccupied; distrait (literary)
- 2
distraught
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of distract
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Distracted in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense having one's attention diverted; preoccupied:
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.