gilded
/ˈɡɪldɪd/adjective, verb
gilded is spelled G-I-L-D-E-D: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 2.0 times per million words in written English, the 19,589th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, gilded means “Having the color or quality of gold” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in gilded?
| Letters | 6: G-I-L-D-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.0 times per million words; the 19,589th 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 gilded?
Gilded appears 2.0 times per million words in written English, the 19,589th 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 gilded?
- /ˈɡɪldɪd/
Gilded 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-gilded-adj.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of gilded
- more gilded comparative
- most gilded superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does gilded mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having the color or quality of gold.
- 2
Made of gold or covered by a thin layer of gold.
- 3
Having a falsely pleasant appearance; sugarcoated.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of gild
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Gilded in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | doré |
| Portuguese | dourado, áureo |
| Spanish | dorado , áureo , de oropel, de relumbrón |
| German | vergoldet |
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 gilded come from?
From gild + -ed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).