illuminated
il·lu·mi·nat·ed/ɪˈlumɪneɪtɪd/adjective, verb
illuminated is spelled I-L-L-U-M-I-N-A-T-E-D: 11 letters and 5 syllables (il·lu·mi·nat·ed). It appears 3.2 times per million words in written English, the 14,928th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, illuminated means “Irradiated by light, lit” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in illuminated?
| Letters | 11: I-L-L-U-M-I-N-A-T-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5: il·lu·mi·nat·ed |
| In writing | 3.2 times per million words; the 14,928th 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 illuminated?
Illuminated appears 3.2 times per million words in written English, the 14,928th 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 illuminated?
- US /ɪˈlumɪneɪtɪd/
- UK /ɪˈl(j)uːmɪneɪtɪd/
Illuminated has 5 syllables, split il·lu·mi·nat·ed in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-AnotherFriendlyHuman-illuminated.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of illuminated
- more illuminated comparative
- most illuminated superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does illuminated mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Irradiated by light, lit.
- 2
Decorated and illustrated.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of illuminate
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).