granted
/ˈɡɹæntɪd/adverb, adjective, verb
granted is spelled G-R-A-N-T-E-D: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 41 times per million words in written English, the 2,438th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, granted means “Used to concede a point or to express acknowledgment or awareness, often before stating some contrasting or competing information; used as an…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in granted?
| Letters | 7: G-R-A-N-T-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 41 times per million words; the 2,438th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is granted?
Granted appears 41 times per million words in written English, the 2,438th 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 granted?
- US /ˈɡɹæntɪd/
- UK /ˈɡɹɑːntɪd/
Granted 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-granted.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with granted?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as granted from its last stressed vowel (/æntɪd/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: dragnet.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
What does granted mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
Used to concede a point or to express acknowledgment or awareness, often before stating some contrasting or competing information; used as an expression of respect to the point in question.
He's a good student and usually does well. Granted, he did fail that one test, but I think there were good reasons for that.
adjective
- 1
used to mark the premise of a syllogistic argument
Granted that he has done nothing wrong, he should be set free.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of grant
He was granted a patent on his invention.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Granted in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense used to concede a point:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | zugegebenermaßen, freilich |
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.