improved
im·proved/ɪmˈpɹuːvd/adjective, verb
improved is spelled I-M-P-R-O-V-E-D: 8 letters and 2 syllables (im·proved). It appears 41 times per million words in written English, the 2,438th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, improved means “That has been made better; enhanced” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in improved?
| Letters | 8: I-M-P-R-O-V-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: im·proved |
| In writing | 41 times per million words; the 2,438th 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 improved?
Improved appears 41 times per million words in written English, the 2,438th 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 improved?
- /ɪmˈpɹuːvd/
Improved has 2 syllables, split im·proved in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-improved.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of improved
- more improved comparative
- most improved superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does improved mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
That has been made better; enhanced.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of improve
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate improved?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of improved: imp..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Improved in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense that has been made better:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | amélioré |
| German | verbessert |
| Portuguese | melhorado |
| Spanish | mejorado |
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.