incapacitated
adjective, verb
incapacitated is spelled I-N-C-A-P-A-C-I-T-A-T-E-D: 13 letters and 6 syllables. It appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 25,751st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, incapacitated means “Rendered unable to act; restricted from taking action” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in incapacitated?
| Letters | 13: I-N-C-A-P-A-C-I-T-A-T-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 6 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.2 times per million words; the 25,751st 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 incapacitated?
Incapacitated appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 25,751st 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 incapacitated?
Incapacitated has 6 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 incapacitated
- more incapacitated comparative
- most incapacitated superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does incapacitated mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Rendered unable to act; restricted from taking action.
verb
- 1
simple past of incapacitate
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Incapacitated in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense rendered unable to act; restricted from taking action:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | incapacitado |
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.