imprinted
/ɪmˈpɹɪntɪd/adjective, verb
imprinted is spelled I-M-P-R-I-N-T-E-D: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 33,236th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, imprinted means “Stamped or impressed” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in imprinted?
| Letters | 9: I-M-P-R-I-N-T-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 33,236th 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 imprinted?
Imprinted appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 33,236th 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 imprinted?
- UK /ɪmˈpɹɪntɪd/
Imprinted has 3 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-imprinted.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of imprinted
- more imprinted comparative
- most imprinted superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does imprinted mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Stamped or impressed.
- 2
Produced by or exhibiting imprinting; showing distinction by its origin from the paternal or maternal genome.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of imprint
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does imprinted come from?
From imprint + -ed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).