edified
/ˈɛdɪfaɪd/adjective, verb
edified is spelled E-D-I-F-I-E-D: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 161,690th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, edified means “Furnished with buildings” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in edified?
| Letters | 7: E-D-I-F-I-E-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 28 million words; the 161,690th 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 edified?
Edified appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 161,690th 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 edified?
- /ˈɛdɪfaɪd/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-edified.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of edified
- more edified comparative
- most edified superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does edified mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Furnished with buildings.
- 2
Built or constructed.
- 3
Morally or intellectually improved.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of edify
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does edified come from?
From edify + -ed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).