gathered
/ˈɡæðɚd/adjective, verb
gathered is spelled G-A-T-H-E-R-E-D: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 19 times per million words in written English, the 4,521st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, gathered means “focused, centered, achieving a state of shared mysticism” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in gathered?
| Letters | 8: G-A-T-H-E-R-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 19 times per million words; the 4,521st 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 gathered?
Gathered appears 19 times per million words in written English, the 4,521st 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 gathered?
- UK /ˈɡæðəd/
- US /ˈɡæðɚd/
Gathered has 2 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-gathered.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of gathered
- more gathered comparative
- most gathered superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does gathered mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
focused, centered, achieving a state of shared mysticism.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of gather
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).