hyphenated
adjective, verb
hyphenated is spelled H-Y-P-H-E-N-A-T-E-D: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 60,074th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, hyphenated means “Written with a hyphen” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in hyphenated?
| Letters | 10: H-Y-P-H-E-N-A-T-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 60,074th 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 hyphenated?
Hyphenated appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 60,074th 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 hyphenated?
Hyphenated has 4 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).
Forms of hyphenated
- more hyphenated comparative
- most hyphenated superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hyphenated mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Written with a hyphen.
Some dictionaries list hyphenated words as though they contained no punctuation.
- 2
Of a person, considered to have more than one nationality or ethnicity (such as French-Canadian, Afro-Argentine, etc.).
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of hyphenate
People hyphenated the word "typewriter" more often in the past.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hyphenated in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense written with a hyphen:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | hifenizado, hifenado |
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.