grated
[ˈɡɹeɪ̯ɾɪd]adjective, verb
grated is spelled G-R-A-T-E-D: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 24,745th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, grated means “Produced by grating” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in grated?
| Letters | 6: G-R-A-T-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.3 times per million words; the 24,745th 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 grated?
Grated appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 24,745th 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 grated?
- /ˈɡɹeɪtɪd/
- US [ˈɡɹeɪ̯ɾɪd]
Grated 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-grated.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of grated
- more grated comparative
- most grated superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does grated mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Produced by grating.
I topped my chili with grated cheese and my mango soufflé with grated orange rind.
- 2
Furnished with a grate or grating.
grated windows
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of grate
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Grated in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
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.