distributed
dis·trib·ut·ed/dɪˈstɹɪbjutɪd/adjective, verb
distributed is spelled D-I-S-T-R-I-B-U-T-E-D: 11 letters and 4 syllables (dis·trib·ut·ed). It appears 20 times per million words in written English, the 4,224th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, distributed means “Spread across a relatively wide area” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in distributed?
| Letters | 11: D-I-S-T-R-I-B-U-T-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: dis·trib·ut·ed |
| In writing | 20 times per million words; the 4,224th 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 distributed?
Distributed appears 20 times per million words in written English, the 4,224th 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 distributed?
- UK /dɪˈstɹɪbjutɪd/
- UK /ˈdɪstɹɪbjutɪd/
- US /dɪˈstɹɪbjutɪd/
Distributed has 4 syllables, split dis·trib·ut·ed in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-distributed.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of distributed
- more distributed comparative
- most distributed superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does distributed mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Spread across a relatively wide area.
- 2
Involving numerous separate computers or entities, rather than the traditional one.
distributed computing
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of distribute
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate distributed?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of distributed: dist..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).