emancipated
adjective, verb
emancipated is spelled E-M-A-N-C-I-P-A-T-E-D: 11 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 42,145th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, emancipated means “Having been set free from someone's control, or from some constraint; at liberty, free” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in emancipated?
| Letters | 11: E-M-A-N-C-I-P-A-T-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 42,145th 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 emancipated?
Emancipated appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 42,145th 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 emancipated?
Emancipated has 5 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).
Forms of emancipated
- more emancipated comparative
- most emancipated superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does emancipated mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having been set free from someone's control, or from some constraint; at liberty, free.
Austin is an emancipated minor.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of emancipate
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Emancipated in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense having been set free from someone’s control, or from some constraint:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | emancipado, manumiso, horro |
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.