invented
in·vent·ed/ɪnˈvɛntɪd/adjective, verb
invented is spelled I-N-V-E-N-T-E-D: 8 letters and 3 syllables (in·vent·ed). It appears 15 times per million words in written English, the 5,407th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, invented means “Fictional, made up, imaginary” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in invented?
| Letters | 8: I-N-V-E-N-T-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: in·vent·ed |
| In writing | 15 times per million words; the 5,407th 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 invented?
Invented appears 15 times per million words in written English, the 5,407th 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 invented?
- /ɪnˈvɛntɪd/
Invented has 3 syllables, split in·vent·ed in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-invented.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of invented
- more invented comparative
- most invented superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does invented mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Fictional, made up, imaginary.
The invented alibi didn't stand up long.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of invent
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Invented in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense fictional, made up:
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.