divided
adjective, verb
divided is spelled D-I-V-I-D-E-D: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 30 times per million words in written English, the 3,161st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, divided means “separated or split into pieces” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in divided?
| Letters | 7: D-I-V-I-D-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 30 times per million words; the 3,161st 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 divided?
Divided appears 30 times per million words in written English, the 3,161st 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 divided?
- US
Divided 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: En-us-divided.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of divided
- more divided comparative
- most divided superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does divided mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
separated or split into pieces
- 2
having conflicting opinions, interests or emotions
divided opinions
- 3
disunited
divided nation
- 4
US(of a road) separated into lanes, that move in opposite directions, by a median
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of divide
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Divided in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense separated or split into pieces:
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.
Where does divided come from?
From Middle English divided, devided, devidid, past participle of Middle English dividen (“to divide”), equivalent to divide + -ed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).