gotten
got·ten/ˈɡɑ.tən/adjective, verb
gotten is spelled G-O-T-T-E-N: 6 letters and 2 syllables (got·ten). It appears 30 times per million words in written English, the 3,161st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, gotten means “Obtained, acquired” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in gotten?
| Letters | 6: G-O-T-T-E-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: got·ten |
| In writing | 30 times per million words; the 3,161st 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 gotten?
Gotten appears 30 times per million words in written English, the 3,161st 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 gotten?
- UK /ˈɡɒt.n̩/
- US /ˈɡɑ.tən/
- US [ˈɡɑ.tn̩]
Gotten has 2 syllables, split got·ten in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-gotten.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of gotten
- getten
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does gotten mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Obtained, acquired.
verb
- 1
CanadaIrelandScotlandUSpast participle of get
- 2
past participle of git
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does gotten come from?
Morphologically got + -en.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).