hallowed
/ˈhæloʊd/adjective, verb
hallowed is spelled H-A-L-L-O-W-E-D: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,820th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, hallowed means “Consecrated or sanctified; sacred, holy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in hallowed?
| Letters | 8: H-A-L-L-O-W-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.1 times per million words; the 27,820th 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 hallowed?
Hallowed appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,820th 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 hallowed?
- UK /ˈhæləʊd/
- US /ˈhæloʊd/
Hallowed 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-hallowed.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of hallowed
- more hallowed comparative
- most hallowed superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hallowed mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Consecrated or sanctified; sacred, holy.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of hallow
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hallowed in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense consecrated; holy:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | geheiligt, geweiht |
| Spanish | santificado, sacro, sacral, sacrosanto, hierático |
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 hallowed come from?
From Middle English halwed (“hallowed, sacred, sanctified”), from Old English ġehālgod (“hallowed, sacred, sanctified”), past participle of hālgian (“to hallow, make holy”). Equivalent to hallow + -ed. More at hallow.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).