insured
/ɪnˈʃʊɚd/adjective, noun, verb
insured is spelled I-N-S-U-R-E-D: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 4.9 times per million words in written English, the 11,373rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, insured means “Covered by an insurance policy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in insured?
| Letters | 7: I-N-S-U-R-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 4.9 times per million words; the 11,373rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is insured?
Insured appears 4.9 times per million words in written English, the 11,373rd 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 insured?
- UK /ɪnˈʃʊəd/
- UK /ɪnˈʃɔːd/
- US /ɪnˈʃʊɚd/
Insured has 2 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).
What rhymes with insured?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as insured from its last stressed vowel (/ʊəɹd/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of insured
- insureds plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does insured mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Covered by an insurance policy.
noun
- 1
The person or persons whose interests are protected by an insurance policy.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of insure
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Insured in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Person(s) whose interests are protected by an insurance policy:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | assuré, assurée |
| German | Versicherter, Versicherte |
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.