edited
/ˈɛdɪtɪd/adjective, verb
edited is spelled E-D-I-T-E-D: 6 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 20 times per million words in written English, the 4,224th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, edited means “Having been altered from the original version” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in edited?
| Letters | 6: E-D-I-T-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| 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 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 edited?
Edited 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 edited?
- /ˈɛdɪtɪd/
Edited 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-edited.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of edited
- more edited comparative
- most edited superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does edited mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having been altered from the original version.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of edit
A user edited the Web page.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate edited?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of edited: edit..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).